Creeping Zinnia
- Botanical Name
- Sanvitalia procumbens
- Height
- 6 to 12 inches
- Width
- 9 to 18 inches
- Flowers
- June to frost: daisy-like, yellow to orange-yellow rays surround dark purple-brown disc
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, dry to medium
- Planting & Care
- Do not overwater
- Tolerates heat, drought and low fertility
- Problems
- None serious
- Varieties
- Mandarine Orange - double flowers, orange with dark centers, like minature sunflowers
- Irish Eyes - orange-yellow rays surround green disk, 6 inches tall
- Sprite Series - semi-double flowers in shades of yellow and orange with dark brown centers, 10 to 12 inches tall
- Gold Braid - golden yellow flowers with dark brown center, strong bloomer
- Sunbini (Sanvitalia procumbens 'Starbini') - bright yellow flowers
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