Zinnia violacea

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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Zinnia elegans, Jacq. Youth-and-Old. Figs. 4048-4050. 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. Single forms are pictured in B.M. 527. P.M. 1:223, B.R. 1294 (the last two as Z. violacea). Double forms, F.S. 13:1394, R.H. 1861:251; 1864:331, G. 4:138. Pompons in Gn. 48, p. 464 (Lilliput); 30:270 (deceptive as to size), R.B. 20, p. 152.—The common species from which most of the garden zinnias are derived. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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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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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.

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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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