{"product_id":"bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-zinnia-green-envy","title":"Zinnia Green Envy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA green flower, which is a rare thing and the reason florists pay attention. Large semi-double blooms open a zingy chartreuse-lime and mature to a soft jade, so a planting carries several shades of green at once. It holds an RHS Award of Garden Merit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreen does a job no colour can. It provides the visual rest that lets everything else read clearly, and three stems of this through a bunch of hot zinnias and cosmos turns a jumble into an arrangement. That is the whole argument for growing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZinnias want heat and hate cold wet soil, so sow individually, pinch at 10 to 15cm for a bushy plant, and plant out in June rather than May. Water at the base and never over the leaves, because mildew is the one real problem they get.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is a trick worth knowing before you cut. \u003cstrong\u003eShake the stem gently about 30cm below the head. If the flower wobbles, the stem is not mature and it will collapse in the vase within hours.\u003c\/strong\u003e Wait two or three days and try again. A stem that passes holds ten days to a fortnight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bishy Barnabees Cottage Garden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54828182372685,"sku":"ZIN-GRN","price":2.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0828\/6961\/6973\/files\/IMG-6829_7c19d9db-ed75-43ab-95c8-7b500c77100c.jpg?v=1790284664","url":"https:\/\/thefoalyard.co.uk\/products\/bishy-barnabees-cottage-garden-zinnia-green-envy","provider":"The Foalyard","version":"1.0","type":"link"}