Zinnia angustifolia

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Zinnia angustifolia
Zinnia angustifolia Profusion Cherry
Zinnia angustifolia Profusion Cherry
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Genus: Zinnia
Species: Z. angustifolia

Binomial name
Zinnia angustifolia
Kunth

Zinnia angustifolia is a small species of zinnia native to Southeast United States and Mexico.

Cultivars

This species has many cultivars, belonging to three classes:

  • The Profusion series, yielding orange, cherry or white flowers.
  • The star series, yielding orange, white or gold flowers.
  • The Crystal White cultivar, with white flowers.
Zinnia angustifolia Profusion Orage, a cultivar of the Profusion series.