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Zinnias are super colorful flowers that come in almost every color of the rainbow, including pink, red, orange, yellow, purple, and even green! They originally come from Mexico and Central America, where they grow wild in sunny meadows. Zinnias are one of the easiest flowers for kids to grow from seeds.

Zinnias love the hot summer sun and keep blooming until the first frost of fall comes along. You can plant a seed and see a baby plant pop up in less than a week! The more you pick zinnia flowers, the more new flowers the plant grows, so you can keep making beautiful bouquets all summer long.