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{{Inc| syn. Zinnia elegans, Jacq. Youth-and-Old. 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.—The common species from which most of the garden zinnias are derived. }} Popular garden flowers. Newer cultivars tend to have better disease resistance. :''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zinnia|genus page]].'' ==Cultivation== <!-- Enter cultivation directions here --> ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Cultivars== There are numerous [[cultivar]]s, 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. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Zinnia bed-300px.jpg Image:Zinnia elegans1.jpg Image:Zinnia close up.jpg Image:Zinnia elegans0.jpg Image:Macroglossum stellatarum.jpg Image:Zinnia1.jpg Image:Squaredzinnia2.jpg Image:Squaredzinnia.jpg Image:Zinnia elegans 01.jpg Image:Zinnia elegans 02.jpg Image:Zinnia elegans 03.jpg Image:Zinnie-rotgelb.JPG Image:Zinnia elegans with Bombus 01.JPG Image:Zinnia elegans 0.03 R .jpg| Image:Cynia.JPG </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} __NOTOC__
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