1. BOTANICAL NAME
ZINNIA ELEGANS

2. PRONUNCIATION
ZIN - ee - ah

3. COMMON NAME
Zinnia

5. FAMILY
Compositae

6. Life Cycle
Annual

7. Growth Habit Bedding Plant Height 3’ - 3 1/2’ Width 1’ - 1 1/2’
Upright

9. ARRANGEMENT
Opposite

10. LEAF
Elliptical
Length 3”
Width 1 1/2”

11. MARGIN
Entire

12. VEINS
Palmate

13. COMPOSITION
Simple

16. FLOWER
Head
Summer
All colors but blue

18. FRUIT
Flower seed head

19. EXPOSURE
Sun

20. GROWTH
Medium

21. USE
Border
Bedding plant

22. DESCRIPTION
Leaves and stems are coarsely hairy
Leaves are sessile

24. DESCRIPTION
Many series - differing heights of plants from 3” to 36” tall

26. CULTURAL PRACTICES
Propagate by seed

27. PROBLEMS
Powdery Mildew

28. ZONES
Annual

29. NATIVE OF:
Mexico