IMPORTANT: By participating in this crowdfunding project, you are agreeing that you have read and understand and agree with the expectations and conditions in the following:

The ‘Kokoro Garden Mix’ comes in shades of pale snowy lavender, the faintest blush, dusky rose, ivory, buttercream, pale peach, buff and the occasional brighter or more saturated off-colors. 

In terms of form, the flowers are mostly semi-double and double in form, with around 20-25% singles and are around 2-3” in diameter with pink centers. Stems are long and straight and they have a natural inclination to start branching on their own (even without pinching). 

These zinnias have been grown in isolation from any other varieties of zinnias for the past four years, but have the lineage of the several zinnia varieties (Oklahoma, Zinderella, Cresto!, Lilliput, Queen) which you may see in various traits and growth habits (and if I had to pick the most similar zinnia variety in terms of form and growth, they are most similar to the Oklahoma series in terms of productivity and vigor and habit)

This strain has been selected specifically for the pale, muted colors that were mentioned and you can see in the photographs. Color may vary based on exposure to sunlight, soil conditions, moisture and precipitation, time of year and hours of daylight and individual specimen variance, but they have proven to be mostly muted pastels in color. 

Please note that this is not a finished mix (we’ll continue to refine the form and colors) so we cannot 100% guarantee or predict color, form, growth habit or other traits because it is an open-pollinated variety and has a genetic lineage that is quite wide. You can expect that there will be some genetic variability that may influence traits like color, form, growth habit and height, but the strain is generally pretty uniform.  

We are offering a chance for you to grow these seeds by donating to our breeding program. Since we are a working farm, dedicating our efforts to breeding these zinnias means that we cannot grow any other variety of zinnia on our farm and that we cannot harvest from these plants due to the need for seed production - this is why your donations are necessary for us to continue the work we are doing!

The donations we receive will go towards ensuring that we can dedicate the space needed and make up for the opportunity cost of breeding and growing out these special zinnias for seed production. Your donation will continue to refine and hone our breeding efforts in growing unique and rare zinnia varieties that are advantageous for the flower farmer (especially the small scale flower farmer) by selecting for muted colors and good form that work well into arrangements (especially wedding work) and ensure the continuation and production of existing zinnia lineages for future years. 

HOW THE PROJECT WORKS: 

Anyone who pledges $50 or more within the USA to the fundraising program can opt to receive a packet of Kokoro Garden Mix zinnia seeds (you can also choose to pledge less than $50 and not receive a packet of seeds as well). Our seed supply is extremely limited due to our small scale, and seed packets from donations are sent in the order in which the pledges are received (and we will update the website and social media as soon as the seeds have sold out). 

If you’re not able to pledge at this time, you can still sign up for our newsletter for the chance to  be involved with the breeding program as a whole - we may be able to potentially donate some packets of seed if there is enough quantity left over. 

Shipping Restrictions and Considerations: We are unfortunately unable to ship outside the continental US at this time. We also cannot guarantee anything beyond when the seeds leave our hands for mailing including but not limited to lost packages/mail or other errors via carrier, theft, vandalism or other complications. We will do everything we can to ensure the seeds come safely to you including shipping in sturdy mailing envelope that is protective and water resistant. 

TERMS

We will begin mailing 2024 seed packets in the middle of February in the order in which their pledges were received. You will receive around 75 seeds in your packet - a mix of disc and floret seeds - that have been germination tested to ensure viability.  

The seed that you will receive from this fundraiser will be a mix of the existing Kokoro Garden Mix (in aforementioned colors of blush, soft pink, pale peach, buff, buttercream and pale lavender) and were harvested in the fall of 2023 and individually counted and packed for you. 

We also cannot guarantee germination or viability of the seeds once they get to you, as there is so much variability in terms of seed starting and growing conditions. Zinnias may revert to singles or perform poorly if stressed, overwatered or underwatered or are grown in nonideal conditions and these may not give you the ideal form and appearance if grown in such conditions. Please do your research to give them ideal conditions and to give them the best chance at doing well (but they are still very tough plants that do well under a wide variety of environments and conditions!).