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Zinnia elegans

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Habit:		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	8-40in (20-100cm)
Width:	⇔	8-18in (20-45cm)
Lifespan:	⌛
Origin:	✈
Poisonous:	☠

Exposure:	☼
Water:	◍
Features:	✓
Hardiness:	☃
Bloom:	❀
USDA Zones:		9-11
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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

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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

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References

Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381

External links

w:Zinnia violacea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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 | name = ''Zinnia elegans''
 | common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
-| growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
+| growth_habit = herbaceous
-| high =     <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
+| high = 8-40in (20-100cm)
-| wide =     <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
+| wide = 8-18in (20-45cm)
 | origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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 | hardiness =     <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
 | bloom =     <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for it's flowers -->
-| usda_zones =     <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
+| usda_zones = 9-11
 | sunset_zones =     <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 | color = IndianRed
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 | species = elegans
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-<!--- GENERAL genus/plant description goes here -->
+Popular garden flowers. Newer cultivars tend to have better disease resistance.
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 ===Pests and diseases===
-==Species==
+==Cultivars==
-<!--  This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc    -->
+There are numerous [[cultivar]]s, including:
-<!--  Usually in list format like this:    -->
+*'Aztek' - white flowers;
-<!--  *''[[Freesia alba]]''  -->
+*'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==