Jenny's Garden...plant pictures & gardening descriptions of Zinnia elegans or Zinnia

Image shows the eye-catching vintage-colored orange with yellow, double-layered Zinnia elegans Zowie! Yellow Flame blooms with their ever-changing colors. Central cone is red and yellow. These 3-5" wide magnificent looking flowers on 3' tall x 2' wide plants open as pink-magenta with yellow tips with the pink aging to red.

Zinnia elegans
(Zinnia)

Synonym: Crassina elagans
Family: Asteraceae
Origin: North America
Light: Full sun
Height: 3-4'
Spread: 9-12"
Blooms: Long-lasting, comes in many different colors - bright yellow, cream, orange, pink, red in late Spring
Foliage: Green, fuzzy
Soil: Well-drained, moist
Water: Regular
Propagation: Seeds
Uses: Xeriscaping, perennial bed, cut flower arrangements, container
Comments: Zinnia elegans or Zinnia is a sun and heat loving annual plant with beautiful flowers. The flowers are either single-petalled or double-pettaled. Pinch plants early to encourage bushiness. Remove spent flowers to encourage more blooms. Zinnia elegans are available in so many different colors and they are so easy to grow. They make great cut flowers. The color of the flowers will fade when they age. This is the plant for a starter. When in blooms, these plants really add colors to the garden and it is such a delight to watch so many bees and beautiful butterflies like the Painted Lady, Monarch and Gulf Fritillary flying from plant to plant feasting on the nectar. Zinnia plant is a self-seeder if you leave the flowerhead on the plant, you will have many plants next season. Space plants to prevent overcrowding.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-9

Zinnia, shocking pink, double-layered petals

Zinnia, orangey-red, double-layered petals

Zinnia elegans (Zinnia)

Zinnia elegans
(Zinnia)