
Zinnia
- Botanical Name
- Zinnia elegans
- Hardiness
- Half hardy annual
- Height
- 6 to 36 inches
- Width
- 15 to 24 inches
- Flowers
- Summer till frost: rose, apricot, red, white, violet, yellow, green, orange, bi-colors
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Planting & Care
- Space smaller varieties 6 to 8 inches apart and larger varieties at least 12 inches or more apart
- Heat and drought tolerant
- Deadhead for prolonged bloom
- Full sun and proper spacing will help avoid powdery mildew
- Problems
- Powdery mildew, leaf spot, mites, Japanese beetles
- Varieties
- Thumbelina - less mildew
- Profusion Series - good disease resistance, no deadheading
- Zowie Yellow Flame - 2006 AAS winner, semi-double yellow tipped with orange center, 24-30"
- Whirleygig & Zenith - cactus-flowered
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