Sanvitalia procumbens

Plant Characteristics
Habit		herbaceous
Height:	⇕	6 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 6. to 8 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 8.
Width:	⇔	12 in"in" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 12.
Lifespan:	⌛	annual
Bloom:	❀	early summer, mid summer, late summer

Scientific Names
Asteraceae >	Sanvitalia >	procumbens >			Lam. >

Sanvitalia procumbens with the common name of Mexican creeping zinnia^[1] is the type species of the genus Sanvitalia and a member of the family Asteraceae and tribe Heliantheae.^[2]

ExpandRead about Sanvitalia procumbens in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Sanvitalia procumbens, Lam. A hardy floriferous annual, growing about 6 in. high, trailing in habit: lvs. ovate, about 1 in. long: fl.-heads with dark purple disk and yellow rays, resembling small rudbeckias, less than 1 in. across, numerous: achenes of the disk flattened and often winged and 1-2 aristellate. Summer to very late autumn. Mex. Var. flore-pleno, Hort. A double-fld. variety coming true from seed, and as vigorous as the type.—Worthy of more extended use as a low border annual. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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