Zinnia angustifolia
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| Lifespan: | ⌛ | annual |
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| Origin: | ✈ | [[Origin::US, Mexico]] |
| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
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Flowers are bright orange (up to 9 ray florets and disc florets), with dark hairs between the florets. Lance-shaped leaves are needle-like to narrow. Leaves up to 3 in (8 cm) long.
- More information about this species can be found on the genus page.
Cultivation
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Propagation
Pests and diseases
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.
Some named cultivars include:
- 'Classic', 12 in (30 cm), white ray florets;
- 'Coral Beauty', 12 in (30 cm), semi-double orange-pink;
- 'Crystal White', 12 in (30 cm), white ray florets;
- 'Golden Eye', 14 in (35 cm), white ray florets darkening to a cream/yellow in the center;
- 'Star White', 12 in (30 cm), white ray florets around an orange disc.
Gallery
Profusion Orage, a cultivar of the Profusion series
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References
- Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381
External links
- w:Zinnia angustifolia. Some of the material on this page may be from Wikipedia, under the Creative Commons license.
- Zinnia angustifolia QR Code (Size 50, 100, 200, 500)
