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|common_name=Prairie zinnia
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|habit=herbaceous
 
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|origin=S USA to N Mexico
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| name = ''Zinnia grandiflora''
 
| common_names = Prairie zinnia
 
| growth_habit = shrubby herbaceous
 
| high =  12in (30cm)
 
| wide = 24-32in (60-80cm)
 
| origin = S USA to N Mexico
 
| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
 
| lifespan = perennial
 
| exposure =    <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
 
| water =    <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
 
| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
 
| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 40[[Fahrenheit|°F]] (5[[Celsius|°C]]), etc -->
 
| bloom = summer
 
| usda_zones = 9-11
 
| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
 
| color = IndianRed
 
| image = Upload.png  <!--- Freesia.jpg -->
 
| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
 
| image_caption =    <!--- eg. Cultivated freesias -->
 
| regnum = Plantae
 
| divisio = Magnoliophyta
 
| classis = Magnoliopsida
 
| ordo = Asterales
 
| familia = Asteraceae
 
| tribus = Heliantheae
 
| genus = Zinnia
 
| species = grandiflora
 
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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.
 
  
 
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zinnia|genus page]].''
 
:''More information about this species can be found on the [[Zinnia|genus page]].''
  
 
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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

References

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

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