Zinnia angustifolia

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	Habit: Height: ⇕ 8-16in (20-40cm) --> Width: ⇔ 12-20in (30-50cm) --> Lifespan: ⌛ annual Origin: ✈ US, Mexico Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ Water: ◍ Features: ✓ flowers Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ summer USDA Zones: 9-11 Sunset Zones:
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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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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

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  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)