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Asteraceae
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Thoughts of absent friends, lasting affection, endurance.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Zinnia
- Native to
- Mexico
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 15–120 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 2–11 (annual)
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- In 2016, a zinnia became the first flower grown and bloomed in space aboard the International Space Station.
- Zinnias are extremely attractive to butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees.
- They were named after German botanist Johann Gottfried Zinn in the 1750s.
- Zinnias bloom continuously from summer until the first frost, earning them the nickname 'cut and come again.'
- Aztecs called zinnias 'plants that are hard on the eyes' — likely referring to their intense colors.