Difference between revisions of "Zinnia violacea"
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| − | Zinnia elegans, Jacq. Youth-and-Old | + | 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. |
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==References== | ==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 | *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 | ||
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Revision as of 00:21, 9 December 2009
| Habit | herbaceous
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| Height: | ⇕ | 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 40 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 40. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8. to 18 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 18. |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
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| USDA Zones: | 9 to 11 |
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Zinnia > |
violacea > |
Read about Zinnia violacea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
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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.
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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
Propagation
Pests and diseases
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.
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
External links
- w:Zinnia violacea. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zinnia violacea QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
