Zinnias, originally from Mexico, are only too happy to decorate our gardens. They literally shower us with their lovely flowers and their intense flower colors. But which other plants can you combine them with to make them even more expressive?
Which plants can you combine zinnias with?
Suitable plants for combining with zinnias include cosmos, purple coneflower, snapdragons, marigolds, dahlias, field delphiniums, summer gypsophila and marigolds. In bouquets they harmonize well with bluebells, autumn asters, sedum, astilbe, carnations and feather bristle grass.
What factors should you consider when combining zinnias?
Not all plants are suitable companions for zinnias. To find out which ones are predestined, you should consider the following zinnia factors:
- Flower color: pink, red, orange, yellow, violet or white
- Flowering time: June to October
- Location requirements: sunny, permeable and humus-rich soil
- Growth height: 20 to 90 cm
Because zinnias look best when they are in bloom, it is advisable to use plants with a similar bloom time for combining.
Zinnias need a light-flooded location and a permeable substrate. Keep these preferences in mind when looking for combination partners.
Since the majority of zinnias remain rather small, companion plants of similar size are suitable for them. But when placed in the right place, you can also combine them with taller plants.
Combine zinnias in the bed or in the pot
The foreground of beds is perfect for the rather small zinnias. There they literally light up and like to attract attention when paired with other summer bloomers. If you have already planted several different colored zinnias, it is advisable to plant simpler companion plants next to them. It is also nice to combine zinnias with perennials that have different inflorescences and create an impressive contrast.
Planting partners that are ideal for a combination include:
- Cosmeen
- Purple Coneflower
- Snapdragons
- Marigolds
- Dahlias
- Field Larkspur
- Summer Gypsophila
- Tagetes
Combine zinnias with snapdragons
The snapdragons go well with the zinnias because they contrast their flowers with their different inflorescences. Snapdragons also have similar location requirements and also bloom all summer long. Since snapdragons usually grow larger than zinnias, it is recommended to plant them behind the zinnias.
Combining Zinnias with Marigolds
An ignorant person might think that zinnias and marigolds are siblings. In fact, they are very similar, not only visually, but also in terms of their location requirements, flowering time and height. How about a playful symphony of pink zinnias and orange marigolds?
Combine zinnias with summer gypsophila
You will get a fantastically lovely composition if you combine summer gypsophila with zinnias. Its delicate flower clouds rise artfully and almost ensnare the zinnias. Preferably place a white-flowering summer gypsophila behind your zinnias so that the overall picture doesn't look too kitsch due to too many colors.
Combine zinnias as a bouquet in the vase
Zinnias can rightly be considered valuable cut flowers. They last a long time in the vase and add cheerful splashes of color to all kinds of bouquets. Flowers with similar flower colors or subtly colored specimens such as the sedum go well with them. A few stalks of feather bristle grass in between act as ambassadors of lightness and naturalness.
- Marigolds
- Bluebells
- Dahlias
- Autumn Asters
- Sedum
- Astilbe
- Carnations
- Feather bristle grass
