Zinnia elegans 'Purple Prince'

And beauty from the back!! #zinnia #backofflower #backsideofflower #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia #grownfromseed

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Beauty from the front... #zinnia #purpleprincezinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed

Sleepy pollinator. #zinniapurpleprince #sleepingbee #beefriendly #wildlifewednesday #beebed #purpleprince #grownfromseed #sacobackyard

#exoskeletal

#bestofjuly 💖

Pollinator friendly flowers, grown from seed. #zinniapurpleprince #purpleprince #summerblooms #grownfromseed #butterflyfriendly #beefriendly #sacobackyard

#exoskeletal

I feel like this sleepy guy today. #mondaymotivation #sleepingbee #zinnia #pollinatorfriendly #beefriendly #purpleprince #zinniapurpleprince #grownfromseed

A grown from seed, late bloomer that this #bee just loved! #bestof2020 #purpleprincezinnia #beefriendly #beekind

#bee-u-ti-ful 💜

Beautiful close up 😃 #buzz #marco

Fall snow on this #latebloomer. #gyo #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia #purpleprince #snowcovered #octoberblooms #octoberblooms2020

SMH...I bet that zinnia is in shock 😛😬 @saco @cyndi

Still coming along! #purpleprincezinnia #fallblooms #latebloomer #easycare #octoberblooms #octoberblooms2020 #grownfromseed #

That pic is amazing! They really look like eyes?!?

Love these late bloomers @fearlessthereforepowerful

Still growing!! #latebloomer #easycare #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia #fallblooms #octoberblooms #octoberblooms2020

#greatcolor

Mine are going really well right now too but the leaves are getting spotty

Get some!! #monarchbutterfly #zinnia #grownfromseed #easycare #fallblooms2020

Great photo 🦋🦋

#butterfly 😍😍

Bees love #zinnia. #wildlifewednesday #grownfromseed #latebloomer #easycare #beefriendly #beekind #purpleprincezinnia

@saco Awesome photo!! 💕🐝

Brilliant photo! He’s a proper little fluffy 🖤💛

Beautiful 🥰

Great photo

Get in there buddy! #zinnia #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia #fallblooms #fallblooms2020 #beefriendly #beekind

Great pic!

#exoskeletal

@saco. Superb picture

Great photo

Thankyou @gjones @laketitlow @crabby58 @emch @alisons50 & all

@saco Fantastic shot! #bee #pollination #savethepollinators

Best of the month photo 📷

Getting his pollen sacks all filled up! #zinnia #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia #fallblooms #latebloomer #beefriendly #beekind #fallblooms2020

#exoskeletal

Fantastic shot!

💓🐝 #bee #pollination #savethepollinators

Great photo

He's asleep. #beebed #zinnia #upclose #purpleprince #summerblooms2020 #easycare #beefriendly #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia

💞 this!!! 🐝💤

W😮W ... Nice picture

#monarch found this #zinnia and didn't let go for half an hour #summerblooms2020 #monarchbutterfly #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia

No way ???!!! Wow that's Spectacular 😍😍😍😍😍. High Five for another great shot

Wow awesome pic and contrast. 👍

Thanks @philstalder @sherrisgarden he was on that one flower so long I though it was taking a nap

You're welcome. 😀

Great picture!

#zinnia #summerblooms2020 #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia #wildlifewednesday #grownfromseed #easternblackswallowtail

This is a spectacular capture !!! 😍😍. #frameworthy #bestofseptemeber #butterfly

#wowzers #stunning

Wow! 🦋🦋🦋

Hi @saco ! Nice New profil drowning 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Stunning photo 😍💕🖤💕😍

Thankyou @kez001uk @Co0ker @anges @KariSamuel @sherrisgarden and all

Very welcome

Very welcome!

Wow.

Wowsers 🥰😍

Amazing photo 🦋🦋🦋

An eastern black swallowtail I do believe, really enjoying this #purpleprince #zinnia. #wildlifewednesday #grownfromseed #purpleprincezinnia #septemberblooms #summerblooms2020 #easternblackswallowtail

😍😍😍😍. #bestofseptember #butterfly #frameworthy

Gorgeous

Great photo

Wonderful shot!

SMH.... Amazing

Someday I want to sleep on a #zinnia bed too!! #sleepingbee #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia #summerblooms2020 #grownfromseed #easycare #beefriendly #beekind

Love it 💜💗

Everyone loves a nice #zinnia! #grownfromseed #easycare #summerblooms2020 #beefriendly #beekind #beemagnet #wildlifewednesday #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia

Bees luv 'em! #beemagnet #zinnia #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia #grownfromseed #summerblooms2020 #easycare #beefriendly #beekind

Bees are the best. 🐝 Great shot!

Almost there!! #zinnia #grownfromseed #purpleprince #purpleprincezinnia #summerblooms2020

One beautiful bloom for these two to enjoy!! #zinnia #grownfromseed #fallblooms #purpleprince #beefriendly #savethebees

Glad they are sharing nicely! ;)

The bee and the yellow jacket just hanging around on the late season blooms. #zinnia #grownfromseed #fallblooms #purpleprince #yellowjacket #bumblebee

Haha how cool!! 😎 The yellow jacket is like ‘I’ll wait my turn’

Still growing strong this fall. #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #fallblooms

#purpleprince addicts!! #monarchbutterfly #butterfly #zinnia #grownfromseed #fallblooms

Awesome!

Wow 🤩

Thankyou @staciegokhan @suerichards @gjones

Not sure of the variety, but they love the #purpleprince! #zinnia #grownfromseed #fallblooms #butterfly

They really like the #purpleprince variety. #zinnia #grownfromseed #fallblooms #monarchbutterfly

Pretty!

What a gorgeous shot!

Thanks Laura! @columbiariver they are migrating south for winter, wish I could join them

I'll go with you all!

All about them #zinnia! #purpleprince #grownfromseed #monarchbutterfly #monarchmigrationison

Such a colourful photo 😍

Stunning photo !! 😍😍

They really liked this bloom. #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #summerblooms #monarch #monarchbutterfly

Duo! 🧡🧡

Doubles!! #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #summerblooms #monarch #monarchbutterfly

Zinnias are like butterfly beacons. #summerblooms #zinnia #grownfromseed #purpleprince #monarchbutterfly

@saco Cool picture. 👍

Beautiful!

Awesome shot! Love the colors! 💕

Beautiful photo! 💖

Thanks all @tkept @staciegokhan @treefrog44 @gjones @Summergypsy et al

Sunday morning visitor. #zinnia #summerblooms #grownfromseed #pollinator #purpleprince #butterfly

Wow amazing 👏👏👏

@treefrog44 @cyndi Would u happen to know what type this is?

Definitely a #swallowtail! https://www.joyfulbutterfly.com/black-swallowtail-butterflies-indoors/

Black swallowtail 😉 it's a beauty 😍

They host on parsley, carrots, dill, Queen Annes lace, and fennel @saco Do you have any of those in your garden?

Thankyou for i.d. @KariSamuel @cyndi @treefrog44 I have loads of Queen Annes lace throughout my yard for them to enjoy

That's great to hear @saco I would check for caterpillars, you may be seeing more butterflies around! #femaleblackswallowtailbutterfly

I will keep a look out for them, now I know what they like!! @treefrog44

First one to bloom this summer!! #zinnia #purpleprince #summerblooms #grownfromseed #pollinator

Beautiful 💕

One of the last blooms, of one of my favorite flowers. #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #fallblooms

It got a lil chilly around here last night, low 50's. This guy tucked himself in under a zinnia petal. #zinnia #purpleprince #sleepingbee #bee #beefriendly (Sorry about the bad quality pic, extremely low light.)

One big 'ol #purpleprince #zinnia #latebloomer

Beautiful 😍

#grownfromseed #summerblooms #latebloomer #zinnia #purpleprince

Beautiful! 💕

Gotta love a late season bloomer!! #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #summerblooms #laborday

I agree. And these are wonderful!

#zinnia #purpleprince #summerblooms #annual #grownfromseed #laborday

Great picture!

Stunning 💖

#zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #summerblooms #annual #laborday

Without fail, everytime I look at the #zinnia a #bee is enjoying their pollen. #beefriendly #summerblooms #purpleprince #grownfromseed #pollinatorsloveit

The bees love #zinnia so much they use them as beds! (The fly on petals was awake) #sleepingbee #summerblooms #purpleprince

🤫Oh, sweet #bee. #fly

At one point the fly landed on the bee, but kept on sleeping !! @lovestogarden

That is hilarious! 😂😂❤️

That's so cute. I had one sleeping on my zinnia this am. Lol.

Just a hint of purple showing. #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed #summerblooms

This is exciting! 😎🌱🐝🌺

The butterflies will be looking for them! @columbiariver

I love mine! I will never be without zinnias again!! 😄

Me neither Kari. The butterflies just keep coming saco 😄🦋🏵🦋🏵🦋🏵🦋🏵🦋🏵 @karisamuel

Zinnias, the people pleaser!

Yup, zinnias rock!! @KariSamuel @kimguy @columbiariver

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#newgrowth #zinnia #purpleprince #grownfromseed

I do like zinnias, it's my first year growing them, I'll be growing them again 👍

@alan1111 - I just said the same thing!! I will never be without them now!! 😋

Zinnias are starting to open up now. #purpleprince #zinnia #grownfromseed

From last year's seed. #zinnia #summerblooms #purpleprince

Fabulous photo 😍

Thanks @suerichards & @gjones

Just getting started. #zinnia #summerblooms #purpleprince

@gjones - I sown Green Envy seeds too... and I think mine are in the same state!

Sorry to hear that @gjones @karisamuel Zinnia seeds can still be sown now if you have any left

A summertime classic grown from last year's seed. (They are sister plants @KariSamuel ) #zinnia #purpleprince #summerblooms

Beautiful photo 😍

#flashbackfriday #zinnias #summer2017

@saco do you have any companion plants with your zinnias. I'm planning a zinnia garden and would love companion plant ideas.

Zinnias are a great companion for vegetables in the garden @petitelake Pollinators love them, heirloom varieties are great. Purchase once, and you can save seeds for life each season!!

Never have I ever seen a #butterfly around here on the first day of November. #purpleprince #wildlifewednesday

Climates, they are a changin'! Awesome the last of your zinneas get butterflies love. 😍

The climate has always been changing on Earth, hehee @columbiariver

Point made Mr. Saco. I've never witnessed it changing as quickly as we are experiencing now.

Oh, I'm just joking around, @columbiariver It is noticeably warmer here, the past few years, summer to winter, shorter Fall and Spring.

You're such a kidder!

Butterflies all over the #zinnia today. #purpleprince #monarchbutterfly

Fantastic...Seeing double

Butterfly magnets. #zinnia #purpleprince #monarchbutterfly #wildlifewednesday

I counted seven of these beauts on the #zinnia this aft. #purpleprince

Beautiful! Would u have seeds for these to share?

Happy Friday!!!! The butterflies are out in droves today!! Loving the #zinnia . #purpleprince #monarchbutterfly

Thanks @gjones Perfect fall day here 73°

Perfect close up photo.

#bee #zinnia #purpleprince #wildlifewednesday

Lovely shot 📸👏

Gorgeous 💕

The color bleeding through the leaf is a preview of what the flower color will be. #zinnia #purpleprince #leaf

I had no idea! Now I'm so excited to check out my zinnia leaves😁

#zinnia #purpleprince #beneficialinsect #butterfly

Such a beauty! Great pic Mr saco.

Thats what my students call me, hehee @columbiariver

Well, Mr saco it is then! 👍✌

📸👏👏👏🐝

Someone is enjoying the #zinnia this morning. #butterfly #purpleprince #macro

Wow 😀

I'm really digging this color combo. #zinnias #purpleprince #greenenvy

I'm digging it too,looks beautiful 💖💛💖

Zinnia combo. #purpleprince #greenenvy

#zinnia #purpleprince #macro

Oooo nice!🤗

#zinnia #purpleprince #macro

First bloom of the season!! #zinnia #macro #purpleprince

Yay, and a beautiful color!

I'm quite pleased, most the zinnia I planted didn't fare so well this season. @lesliecole49

I have some little 99 cent annual zinnias that selfseeded all over the yard, (birds?) I dug them and put them in a hollow tree stump. They're doing well and such a pretty orange. I really ought to post them

I have some little 99 cent annual zinnias that selfseeded all over the yard, (birds?) I dug them and put them in a hollow tree stump. They're doing well and such a pretty orange. I really ought to post them

Getting there. #zinnia #purpleprince #macro