Zinnia peruviana: Difference between revisions

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Zinnia peruviana

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Habit:
Height:	⇕	24in (60cm)
Width:	⇔	12-16in (30-40cm)
Lifespan:	⌛	annual
Origin:	✈	S USA to Argentina
Poisonous:	☠

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

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peruviana

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Grows quickly, bearing flowers with up to 1 in (2.5cm) yellow or orange ray florets (up to 15 in all), surrounding a yellow or black-purple disc. Blooms come on stems above the leaves. Narrow leaves are bright green and lance-shaped leaves, growing almost 3 in (8 cm) long.

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

Cultivation

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Propagation

Pests and diseases

Cultivars

'Yellow Peruvian' - yellow flowers turning gold over time

Gallery

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References

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

External links

w:Zinnia peruviana. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
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 | growth_habit =     <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
-| high =     <!--- 3ft (1m) -->
+| high = 24in (60cm)
-| wide =     <!--- 20in (65cm) -->
+| wide = 12-16in (30-40cm)
-| origin =     <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
+| origin = S USA to [[Argentina]]
 | poisonous =     <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
-| lifespan =     <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
+| lifespan = annual
 | 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 -->
+| features = flowers
 | 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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+Grows quickly, bearing flowers with up to 1 in (2.5cm) yellow or orange ray florets (up to 15 in all), surrounding a yellow or black-purple disc.  Blooms come on stems above the leaves. Narrow leaves are bright green and lance-shaped leaves, growing almost 3 in (8 cm) long.
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 ===Pests and diseases===
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+==Cultivars==
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+*'Yellow Peruvian' - yellow flowers turning gold over time
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-<!--  *''[[Freesia alba]]''  -->
-<!--  *''[[Freesia laxa]]'' (syn. ''Anomatheca laxa'', ''Lapeirousia laxa'')  -->
 ==Gallery==