Zinnia haageana Jazzy Mix | Mexican Zinnia

Zinnia haageana Jazzy Mix is a compact, highly productive Mexican zinnia with masses of small double and semi-double bicolour flowers in rich, warm shades of burgundy red, red, orange, yellow and cream. The unusual colour combinations and contrasting petal tips give every plant a slightly different appearance, creating a vibrant mix for cut flower gardens, borders and summer beds.

Jazzy Mix is a cut-and-come-again annual: regular harvesting encourages the plants to continue producing new flowers throughout the season. Despite its compact height of approximately 45 cm, it is remarkably productive and flowers over a long period from summer into early autumn.

Plant Information

• Botanical name: Zinnia haageana
• Common name: Mexican Zinnia
• Series: Jazzy
• Variety: Jazzy Mix / Fieldgrown Mix
• Family: Asteraceae
• Life cycle: Annual
• Hybrid: No – open pollinated
• Height: Approx. 45 cm
• Flower size: Approx. 2.5–5 cm
• Flower type: Double and semi-double
• Colours: Burgundy red, red, orange and yellow with cream, red or yellow tips
• Days to maturity: Approx. 75–85 days
• Flowering: June–September
• Growth habit: Compact and highly productive
• Position: Full sun
• Heat tolerance: Good
• Use: Cut flowers, flower beds, borders and landscaping
• Seeds per gram: Approx. 690

Unique Bicolour Flowers

Jazzy Mix stands out from traditional zinnias with its small, richly coloured bicolour blooms.

The flowers measure approximately 2.5–5 cm across and include both fully double and semi-double forms. The mix combines warm shades of burgundy, deep red, orange and yellow, often with contrasting cream, yellow or red petal tips.

The result is a lively mix in which individual flowers can vary considerably in colour and pattern. These earthy, warm tones are especially beautiful in late-summer and autumn-inspired bouquets.

Excellent Cut-and-Come-Again Flower

Although the plants reach only around 45 cm, Jazzy Mix is highly productive.

Regular cutting encourages the plants to produce additional stems and flowers, allowing multiple harvests throughout the flowering season.

Its petite blooms add colour, texture and detail to mixed bouquets and work particularly well alongside larger focal flowers.

Long Flowering Season

Jazzy Mix flowers over a long period, typically from June through September, depending on sowing time and local growing conditions.

Removing spent flowers or regularly harvesting stems helps prolong flowering and keeps the plants productive.

Sowing Zinnia haageana Jazzy Mix

Start Indoors

Seeds can be started indoors in March–April.

Sow into a good-quality seed-starting substrate and keep at approximately 15–25°C. Germination generally takes around 7–14 days, depending on temperature and growing conditions.

Once seedlings are large enough to handle, grow them on in cooler, bright conditions.

Before planting outdoors, gradually acclimatise young plants for approximately 10–15 days.

Plant outside only after all danger of frost has passed.

Direct Sowing

Jazzy Mix can also be sown directly outdoors from late April through May, once the soil has warmed.

Sow approximately 3 mm deep into finely prepared soil. Keep the seedbed evenly moist until germination.

Thin seedlings to approximately 25 cm apart, taking care not to disturb the roots of the plants that remain.

Growing Conditions

For the best flowering, grow Jazzy Mix in full sun in a warm, sheltered position.

Choose fertile, well-drained soil and water young plants regularly until they are established. Avoid prolonged waterlogging.

Plants are relatively compact and generally require little maintenance. In exposed locations, support may occasionally be beneficial.

Harvesting for Cut Flowers

Harvest stems regularly to encourage continued flower production.

For the longest flowering season, cut flowers frequently or remove faded blooms before they begin producing seed.

Jazzy Mix behaves as a true cut-and-come-again flower, rewarding regular harvesting with repeated flushes of colourful blooms.

Why Grow Jazzy Mix?

Unique bicolour flowers • Double and semi-double blooms • Warm burgundy, red, orange, yellow and cream shades • Compact 45 cm plants • Highly productive • Cut-and-come-again • Long flowering season • Excellent for bouquets and borders • Heat tolerant • Open-pollinated annual

Zinnia haageana Jazzy Mix is an excellent choice for anyone looking for Mexican zinnia seeds with unusual bicolour flowers, compact productive plants and a long summer flowering season.