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Zinnia grandiflora

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Prairie zinnia

Habit:		shrubby herbaceous
Height:	⇕	12in (30cm)
Width:	⇔	24-32in (60-80cm)
Lifespan:	⌛	perennial
Origin:	✈	S USA to N Mexico
Poisonous:	☠

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

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Zinnia

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grandiflora

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Perennial that blooms in the summer. Flowers are particularly bright, and 1.75in (4cm) wide, with a orange-red circle surrounded by a golden yellow ray of florets. Shrubby summer-flowering perennial from southern USA and northern Mexico. Narrow sparsely hairy leaves, to 1 in (25 mm) long.

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

Cultivation

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Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

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References

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

External links

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 | name = ''Zinnia grandiflora''
-| common_names =     <!--- if multiple, list all, if none, leave blank -->
+| common_names = Prairie zinnia
-| growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
+| growth_habit = shrubby herbaceous
-| high =     <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
+| high =  12in (30cm)
-| wide =     <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
+| wide = 24-32in (60-80cm)
-| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+| origin = S USA to N Mexico
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
-| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
+| lifespan = perennial
 | exposure =     <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 | water =     <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 | features =     <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
 | 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 -->
+| bloom = summer
-| 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 = grandiflora
 }}
-<!--- GENERAL genus/plant description goes here -->
+Perennial that blooms in the summer.  Flowers are particularly bright, and 1.75in (4cm) wide, with a orange-red circle surrounded by a golden yellow ray of florets.  Shrubby summer-flowering perennial from southern USA and northern Mexico. Narrow sparsely hairy leaves, to 1 in (25 mm) long.