Zinnia violacea

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

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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

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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.

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References

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

External links

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