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Zinnia
Zinnia elegans · Annual
Zinnia is grown as an annual, that matures to about 1–4 ft × 10–12 in. It does best in full sun with medium water needs in well-drained and occasionally-dry soil. Expect yellow, orange and pink blooms in summer. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds, stands up well to deer and drought and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 2-11
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–4 ft × 10–12 in
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, White
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought
- Native to
- Mexico
Will it survive your winters?
We score Zinnia’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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