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|familia=Asteraceae
|genus=Zinnia
|habit=herbaceous
|Min ht metric=cm
|Min ht metric=cm
|origin=S USA to Argentina
|lifespan=perennial, annual
|exposure=sun
|water=moderate
|features=flowers
|flowers=red, orange, yellow, multicolored, single, double
|Temp Metric=°F
|Temp Metric=°F
|image=Upload.png
|image=Zinnia-06.06.21.jpg
|image_width=240
|image_width=240
|image_caption=''Zinnia elegans'' 'Profusion Orange'
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Related to the daisy (Asteraceae), Zinnia is a genus of annuals, perennials, and small shrubs. Soft leaves are light green. Leaves vary by species from linear to a broad spatula shape. Flowers of wild species usually are like daisies, while new varieties are primarily doubles with mostly hidden or missing disc florets. Common colors found are yellow, pink, orange, and red to mahogany, but there are many more colors.
Related to the daisy (Asteraceae), Zinnia is a genus of annuals, perennials, and small shrubs. Soft leaves are light green. Leaves vary by species from linear to a broad spatula shape. Flowers of wild species usually are like daisies, while new varieties are primarily doubles with mostly hidden or missing disc florets. Common colors found are yellow, pink, orange, and red to mahogany, but there are many more colors.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
Those commonly grown in the garden are usually frost-tender annuals which should be planted in sun, away from drafts. Keep soil moist, making sure it is well drained. They can tolerate dry periods. Extending the flowering can be done by deadheading often. Often will reseed.
Those commonly grown in the garden are usually frost-tender annuals which should be planted in sun, away from drafts. Keep soil moist, making sure it is well drained. They can tolerate dry periods. Extending the flowering can be done by deadheading often. Often will reseed.
==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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