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Zinnia elegans (Elegant Zinnia, Tall Garden Zinnia)

Zinnia elegans is an annual flower that blooms in summer. It can be found in a variety of colors like yellow, orange, white, pink, peach, purple. They are drought, heat, and frost tolerent. For best results, plant in well-drained soil, and in full sun. They can be planted easily using seed propagation.

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  • Botanical Description
  • Horticulture Management
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  • French Name: Brésine, Zinnia élégant

    Pronunciation: ZIN-ee-ah EL-eh-ganz

  • Plant type: Shrub

  • Origin: Mexico

  • Heat Zones: 1 to 15

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Border Plant, Container, Cut Flowers / Arrangements

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Canopy Texture: Medium

    Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m, 0.5 to 1 m

    Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm

    Time to Ultimate Height: 1 Year

  • Notes

    Attracts butterflies.

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  • By Aathavan jaffna (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Stan Shebs [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Parallel

    Leaf Persistance: Deciduous

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Lanceolate

    Leaf Margins: Entire

    Leaf Texture: Medium

    Leaf Scent: No Fragance

    Color(growing season): Green

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Type: Capitulum

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Flower Color: Green, Yellow, Orange, Purple, White, Pink

  • Trunk

  • Fruit

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  • By Aathavan jaffna (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Stan Shebs [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html), CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)], via Wikimedia Commons

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: Yes

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: Yes

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Clay, Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate

    Light Requirements: Full

  • Management

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: Yes

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Diseases: Fungus

    Edible Parts: None

    Pests: Mites, Caterpillars

    Plant Propagation: Seed

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