Monday, November 21, 2011

Thirty Day Challenge: Thanksgiving ~ Day 21

Photo Taken 11/20/11

I planted these zinnias in the spring and they have made it through one hot and dry summer. They have provided nonstop blooming.

Talk about....fLoWeR pOwEr!

I am thankful for the staying power of certain plants. Their time is almost up, but their seeds will be scattered and I will see them again in the spring. I can't help but smile inside when I see them.


9 comments:

Linda/patchwork said...

Those are so pretty.
I only had the orange ones, and they were zapped by our two times of lows of 24.
More are coming up, in the veggie garden. This hot weather has fooled them. They'll just get zapped again.
I have saved seed, though.

Darla said...

They are one plant that loves the heat! That frost a week ago or whenever it was, took mine out. I love the little toothy smile.

Carolyn ♥ said...

Profusion Zinnia? My favorite. And your smile is adorable!

Rambling Wren said...

So pretty. I love these little flowers. Great smile:)

Cat said...

What a cute smile! Zinnias are just the gift that keeps on giving. It was your post last year that inspired me to use them more and I'm so happy I did. They are still going strong. Do you save and sow seeds or will they come back as lush as they were this year on their own?

Karin / Southern Meadows said...

So pretty and still going! We had a hard freeze a few days ago and it did everything in.

Amy said...

Cat ~ They come back just as lush as they are in the photo. They may not be exactly where I want them, so I save seeds to sow where I want them to grow, too.

Andrea said...

haha, i smiled at your smile! The color of your zinnias seem unusual to me, as i haven't seen them. Some have just slight touch of pink on them as if with a paint brush. We have lots here of the common ones like those few reds in the photos. I dont plant them as they get a lot of mildews, specially when not tended well as we do with our plants.

Casa Mariposa said...

Those zinnias are gorgeous!

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