Purchased Red Zinnia, when it bloomed it's ORANGE!

[Queenie26]

Could someone explain to me why's my zinnia is color orange, I bought these Zinnia (scarlet-red queen) and now they're color orange Is there something I can do to make it red?

[Kisal]

Scarlet red is actually partway between orange and red on the spectrum, so the flowers are probably the color they're supposed to be. I don't think you can change them, unless you crossbreed them until you obtain a true red flower. That would probably take years, though.

[Queenie26]

My zinnias are starting to color red, I think it's the sun that makes their color darker, I also have another zinnia that is darker in color but they came from the same packet.

[Queenie26]

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