Companion Plants That Love Zinnias

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00:00Companion plants that love zinnias, sunflowers.

00:05Sunflowers, native to North America, love sun and drainage.

00:09Towering backdrops, shade soil, attract bees and seed-eating birds.

00:14With these flowers, self-seeding is manageable.

00:17Sweet alyssum.

00:19Sweet alyssum, Mediterranean native, carpets sunny, well-drained beds.

00:24Fragrance lures hoverflies, offers early long blooms,

00:27non-invasive living mulch for zinnias.

00:30Cosmos, native to Mexico, thrives in sun and lean soils.

00:35Aery foliage contrasts zinnias, attracts butterflies, bees.

00:39These flowers' self-seeding is manageable.

00:42Basil.

00:43Basil, a Mediterranean herb, offers fragrant foliage, repels thrips and hornworms,

00:49loves sun, drainage, naturalizes seldom, filler, bees, relish blossoms.

00:55Marigolds.

00:57Marigolds, American natives.

00:58Echo zinnia colors.

01:01Deter nematodes and beetles.

01:02Border plantings help.

01:04Self-sew warmly.

01:05Ladybugs patrol.

01:07Vibrant, pollinator-friendly defense.

01:09Salvia.

01:10Salvia, which comes from the Americas and the Mediterranean regions,

01:15features spikes that attract hummingbirds and bees.

01:17It has limited self-seeding.

01:20Trimming flowers improves both its color and shape.

01:23Petunias.

01:25Petunias, South American natives.

01:27Sprawl fragrantly around zinnias.

01:30Continuous color, evening moths, sun and drainage.

01:34Naturalize seldom.

01:35Ground cover suppresses weeds.

01:38Coreopsis.

01:40Coreopsis, North American, offers golden daisies and fine foliage.

01:43Blooms summer to fall, drought tolerant, moderate self-seeding.

01:48Native bees relish plantings.

01:50Bee balm.

01:52Bee balm, Eastern North American, bears bold clusters attracting hummingbirds, butterflies.

01:57Aromatic foliage repels pests.

01:59Rhizomatous spread.

02:01Divide.

02:02Midsummer to fall bloom.

02:04Yarrow.

02:05Yarrow, native to Eurasia, has flat clusters and fern-like foliage.

02:09It tolerates dry, lean soils, attracts beneficial wasps, and may spread.

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