Zinnia elegans - Common zinnia

Common zinnia (Zinnia elegans) is an erect, fast-growing annual native to Mexico, grown for its large, showy summer and fall flower heads in gold, orange, pink, purple, red and white.¹ It grows up to 0.9 m tall and 0.3 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 2¹
• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Hardiness zone 11¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Outputs

• Dye¹

Type

• Herb
• Annual

Functions

• Attracting bees¹
• Attracting beneficial insects¹
• Wildlife habitat¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	up to 0.9
Diameter (m)	up to 0.3

Footnotes

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