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Rich, velvety, and full of classic bouquet color, Gigantica Cherry Zinnias are giant florist-style annuals prized for their massive fully double blooms, often reaching 5 inches or more across on tall, sturdy stems. Their deep cherry-red flowers bring warmth, richness, and romantic garden drama to cutting beds, bouquet rows, and flower-farm style plantings, while the oversized layered blooms create the lush dahlia-like look that makes Gigantica zinnias such a standout in fresh arrangements.
These show-stopping flowers are perfect for gardeners who love saturated red tones, armfuls of blooms for cutting, and summer arrangements with a deeper, richer red palette than bright scarlet flowers. Gigantica Cherry adds bold beauty and elegant color to cottage gardens, pollinator spaces, mixed borders, and florist-style cutting gardens, pairing beautifully with whites, blush pinks, corals, limes, and moody berry shades for luxurious bouquet combinations.
With their strong stems, nonstop flowering, and impressive florist-quality bloom size, Gigantica Cherry is an excellent choice for cut flower gardeners, flower-farm style plantings, and anyone who wants a dramatic cherry-red zinnia that looks just as stunning in the vase as it does in the garden.
πΈ Flower color may vary slightly depending on lighting, monitor settings, weather, and growing conditions.
π± PRODUCT INFORMATION
β’ Botanical Name: Zinnia elegans
β’ Plant Type: Annual
β’ Bloom Size: Often 5\"+ across in good growing conditions
β’ Bloom Form: Large fully double florist-style blooms
β’ Plant Height: Approximately 36β48 inches
β’ Bloom Season: Summer through frost
β’ Sun Requirements: Full Sun
β’ Great For: Cut flowers, bouquets, cottage gardens, flower farms, pollinator gardens, summer borders, florist-style arrangements, cutting gardens
π WHY GARDENERS LOVE GIGANTICA CHERRY
β’ Massive florist-style blooms in a rich classic cherry-red shade
β’ Often produces 5\"+ fully double flowers on tall sturdy stems
β’ Deep cherry-red color adds warmth and richness to bouquets and garden beds
β’ Excellent cut flower variety for summer arrangements and flower-farm style planting
β’ Beautiful in cottage gardens, cutting rows, and romantic bouquet palettes
β’ Long blooming, productive, and easy to grow
β’ Attracts butterflies and other pollinators
β’ Adds lush, saturated color and flower-farm elegance to summer cutting gardens
πΏ PLANTING INSTRUCTIONS
Direct sow outdoors after danger of frost when soil has warmed, or start indoors 4β6 weeks early. Plant seeds ΒΌ inch deep in full sun and well-drained soil. Space plants 8β12 inches apart. Water regularly until established, and deadhead often to encourage nonstop blooms, stronger branching, and armfuls of flowers for cutting all season long.
πΈ COMPANION PLANT SUGGESTIONS
Gigantica Cherry pairs beautifully with Gigantica White, Lime, Carmine Rose, Coral, and Crimson for florist-style cutting gardens filled with rich bouquet tones, flower-farm summer drama, and romantic mixed arrangements. It is especially striking in red-and-white cutting gardens, blush-and-berry palettes, and mixed bouquet beds where a deep cherry focal flower adds warmth, depth, and lush floral color.