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| name = ''Zinnia elegans''
|familia=Asteraceae
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|genus=Zinnia
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|species=violacea
| high =     <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
|habit=herbaceous
| wide =     <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
|Min ht box=8
| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| color = IndianRed
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|image=Zinnia elegans 02.jpg
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| regnum = Plantae
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
| classis = Magnoliopsida
| ordo = Asterales
| familia = Asteraceae
| tribus = Heliantheae
| genus = Zinnia
| species = elegans
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syn. Zinnia elegans, Jacq. Youth-and-Old. Erect annual, a foot or more high, but varying from 3 in. to 3 ft.: lvs. ovate or elliptic, clasping, about 1 in. wide: rays becoming reflexed, originally purple or lilac, but now of nearly every color except blue and green; disk originally yellow or orange, but nearly or quite absent in the common double forms: fls. 2-5 in. across. July to Oct. Mex.—The common species from which most of the garden zinnias are derived.
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Popular garden flowers. Newer cultivars tend to have better disease resistance.




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==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===


==Species==
==Cultivars==
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There are numerous [[cultivar]]s, including:
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*'Aztek' - white flowers;
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*'Canary Yellow' - 30 in (75 cm), bright yellow;
<!-- *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'') -->
*Dreamland Series - 12 in (30 cm), double, many colors;
*'Envy' - 30 in (75 cm), light green fully double;
*'Giant Purity' - 30 in (75 cm), fully double white flowers;
*'Halo' - red;
*Mammoth Exhibition Series - 30 in (75 cm), double, large color range;
*Oklahoma Series - 36 in (90 cm) tall, semi-double and fully double, large number of colors;
*'Polar Bear' - 30 in (75 cm), pure white, double;
*Profusion Series - 12 in (30 cm), single flowers, can be red, orange, or white;
*'Pulcino' - 16 in (40 cm), semi-double and fully double flowers, many colors;
*Ruffles Series - 27 in (70 cm), double flowers in most colors;
*Splendor Series - 24 in (60 cm), fully double, red, pink, orange, or yellow;
*Sun Series - 20 in (50 cm) tall, double, range of bright warm colors.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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Image:Zinnia bed-300px.jpg
Image:Zinnia elegans1.jpg
Image:Zinnia close up.jpg
Image:Zinnia elegans0.jpg
Image:Macroglossum stellatarum.jpg
Image:Zinnia1.jpg
Image:Squaredzinnia2.jpg
Image:Squaredzinnia.jpg
Image:Zinnia elegans 01.jpg
Image:Zinnia elegans 02.jpg
Image:Zinnia elegans 03.jpg
Image:Zinnie-rotgelb.JPG
Image:Zinnia elegans with Bombus 01.JPG
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Image:Cynia.JPG


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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
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==References==
==References==
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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Latest revision as of 00:22, 9 December 2009

 Zinnia violacea subsp. var.  
The query description has an empty condition.: herbaceous
Height: ⇕ to
Width: ⇔ to
8in40in 8in18in
Height: ⇕ 8 in to 40 in
Width: ⇔ 8 in to 18 in
The query description has an empty condition.: ⌛
Origin: ✈
Poisonous: ☠
Bloom: ❀
The query description has an empty condition.: ☼
The query description has an empty condition.: ◍
Features: ✓ flowers
Hidden fields, interally pass variables to right place
Minimum Temp: ☃ °F
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Sunset Zones:
Flower features: ❀
Asteraceae > Zinnia violacea var. ,




Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

syn. Zinnia elegans, Jacq. Youth-and-Old. Erect annual, a foot or more high, but varying from 3 in. to 3 ft.: lvs. ovate or elliptic, clasping, about 1 in. wide: rays becoming reflexed, originally purple or lilac, but now of nearly every color except blue and green; disk originally yellow or orange, but nearly or quite absent in the common double forms: fls. 2-5 in. across. July to Oct. Mex.—The common species from which most of the garden zinnias are derived.


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Popular garden flowers. Newer cultivars tend to have better disease resistance.


More information about this species can be found on the genus page.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Cultivars

There are numerous cultivars, including:

  • 'Aztek' - white flowers;
  • 'Canary Yellow' - 30 in (75 cm), bright yellow;
  • Dreamland Series - 12 in (30 cm), double, many colors;
  • 'Envy' - 30 in (75 cm), light green fully double;
  • 'Giant Purity' - 30 in (75 cm), fully double white flowers;
  • 'Halo' - red;
  • Mammoth Exhibition Series - 30 in (75 cm), double, large color range;
  • Oklahoma Series - 36 in (90 cm) tall, semi-double and fully double, large number of colors;
  • 'Polar Bear' - 30 in (75 cm), pure white, double;
  • Profusion Series - 12 in (30 cm), single flowers, can be red, orange, or white;
  • 'Pulcino' - 16 in (40 cm), semi-double and fully double flowers, many colors;
  • Ruffles Series - 27 in (70 cm), double flowers in most colors;
  • Splendor Series - 24 in (60 cm), fully double, red, pink, orange, or yellow;
  • Sun Series - 20 in (50 cm) tall, double, range of bright warm colors.

Gallery

References

External links


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