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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grow zinnias, cosmos, and bachelor buttons, sunflowers  -- all are cut-and-come again.

I cut them every Thursday and they flower for me from June - October.

I wouldn't waste my time with expensive and finicky dahlias. [b]Many zinnias look like dahlias [/b]but are longer bloomers and cut-and-come again.

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I will admit that dahlias can be finicky but I will fight you on this point. Also happy dahlias bloom like crazy. [/quote]

Here's a whole article on Dahlia Zinnias.

https://minnetonkaorchards.com/dahlia-zinnias/#:~:text=Dahlia%20zinnias%20are%20part%20of,important%20to%20make%20this%20distinction.

And here's a pic of a Dahlia Zinnia. Not identical, Dahlias can be massive! But in the same ballpark to a new/casual gardener.

[img]https://static.wixstatic.com/media/891d05_466e46cac0b84c698068b6726607c016~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_700,h_700,al_c/891d05_466e46cac0b84c698068b6726607c016~mv2.png[/img][/quote]

I love dahlias and I love zinnias and I grow both but those pics are of dahlias, not dahlia-flowered zinnias. The growth pattern and foliage is 100 percent dahlia. Zinnias face upward; dahlias face to the side.

Dahlia-flowered zinnias are like regular zinnias but with a lot more petals. [/quote]
+1 Plus a lot of the dahlia-flowered or “cupcake” zinnias don’t really look like that; they default to regular singles. I love zinnias and have five varieties in my garden right now, but they’re “regular” zinnias. [/quote]

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