Difference between revisions of "Zinnia grandiflora"

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| name = ''Zinnia grandiflora''
 
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| common_names = Prairie zinnia
 
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| growth_habit = shrubby herbaceous
 
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| high =  12in (30cm)
 
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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.
 
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.
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Latest revision as of 00:29, 9 December 2009


Zinnia grandiflora 1.jpg


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

Asteraceae >

Zinnia >

grandiflora >



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.

Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

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

External links


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