Zinnia grandiflora

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   herbaceous

Height: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Width: 12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: S USA to N Mexico
Bloom: early summer, mid summer, late summer
Cultivation
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 9 to 11
Flower features: yellow
Scientific Names

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Read about Zinnia grandiflora in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zinnia grandiflora, Nutt. Hardy, low-growing, Colo. perennial, with woody root, erect, stiff, and very rough st. having a shrubby base, linear lvs., and sulfur-yellow rays which are very broad, almost round in outline: lvs. less than 1 in. long and 3-nerved. Colo., New Mex., Ariz., Mex.


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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.

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References

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

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