🌸 Flower
ANX-FLOWER-0000009
Common Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Common Zinnia (Zinnia elegans), a fast-growing annual of the Asteraceae family, a popular cutting-garden and pollinator-border flower.
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- Asteraceae
- Plant type
- Annual
- Bloom color
- Wide range - red, pink, orange, yellow, white, purple
- Bloom season
- Summer to first frost
- Mature height
- 30-100 cm cm
- Sun requirements
- Full sun
- Fragrance
- Little to no fragrance
- Native region
- Mexico
Growing
Growing Conditions
- Water requirements
- Moderate; avoid overhead watering to reduce powdery mildew.
- Climate requirements
- Warm season; frost-sensitive.
- Soil types
- Fertile, well-drained soil.
- Propagation method
- Seed
Ecology
Pollinators & Toxicity
- Pollinator value
- One of the most reliable annual nectar sources for bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic.
Use
Uses & Economic Importance
- Uses
- Cut flowers, cutting gardens, pollinator/butterfly gardens, bedding
- Economic importance
- A staple of the small-scale cut-flower farming and market-bouquet trade due to its long vase life and rebloom habit.
Trade