Zinnia

Want fast color for just pennies? Plant zinnias! A packet of seeds will fill an area with gorgeous flowers in an amazing array of shapes and colors -- even green! And it will happen in just weeks. There are dwarf types of zinnias, tall types, quill-leaf cactus types, spider types, multicolor, special seed blends for cutting, special blends for attracting butterflies, and more.

Zinnias are so highly attractive to butterflies that you can count on having these fluttering guests dining in your garden every afternoon. But to attract the most, plant lots of tall, red or hot pink zinnias in a large patch. 'Big Red' is especially nice for this, and the flowers are outstanding, excellent for cutting. Zinnias grow quickly from seed sown right in the ground and do best in full sun with dry to well-drained soil.

Light:

Sun

Zones:

2-11

Plant Type:

Annual

Plant Height:

From 1-4 feet tall, depending on type

Plant Width:

1 foot wide

Landscape Uses:

Containers,Beds & Borders

Special Features:

Flowers,Cut Flowers,Attracts Butterflies,Deer Resistant,Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Benary's Giants Orange zinnia

Zinnia 'Benary's Giants Orange' is an excellent cut flower with large, 4-inch-wide, double orange blooms. It grows 38 inches tall and 2 feet wide.
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Magellan zinnia

Zinnia 'Magellan Mix' bears double blooms in a wide range of shades including red, pink, yellow, orange, and white. It grows 16 inches tall.
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Parasol zinnia

Zinnia 'Parasol Mix' bears fully double, petal-filled flowers in a range of shades. It grows 12 inches tall.
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Cut and Come Again zinnia

Zinnia 'Cut and Come Again' is especially free flowering and bears double flowers in a range of bright colors on a 4-foot-tall plant.
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Profusion White zinnia

Zinnia 'Profusion White' is an early-flowering selection with good disease resistance and white flowers all summer long. It grows 18 inches tall and 10 inches wide.
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Scarlet Flame zinnia

Zinnia 'Scarlet Flame' offers double red flowers on a vigorous, 42-inch-tall plant.
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Zahara Coral Rose zinnia

Zinnia 'Zahara Coral Rose' bears big flowers in a soft shade of pink. It's a disease-resistant, heat-loving plant that grows 18 inches tall and wide.
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Zahara Starlight Rose zinnia

Zinnia 'Zahara Starlight Rose' is a compact (to 18 inches tall and wide), award-winning selection with white flowers that have a distinct pink blush. It's very disease-resistant.
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Zahara White zinnia

Zinnia 'Zahara White' is a compact selection (to 18 inches tall and wide) with big white flowers. It's a disease-resistant, heat-loving variety.
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Zahara Yellow zinnia

Zinnia 'Zahara Yellow' produces big flowers in a bright, bold color on a disease-resistant, heat-loving plant that grows 18 inches tall and wide.
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Garden Plans

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Garden Plan for Attracting Birds and Butterflies
Annual Raised-Bed Garden Plan
Beautiful Butterflies Garden Plan
Hot-Summer Garden Plan
Formal Knot-Garden Plan
Yellow-Theme Garden Plan
White-Theme Garden Plan
Easy-Care Mixed Fall Garden Plan
Beautiful Bird Garden Plan
Easy Sidewalk Garden Plan
Raised Beds Garden Plan
Tiny Corner Garden Plan
Summer Butterfly Garden Plan

Plant It With

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Spider Flower

Spider flower makes an airy-looking backdrop behind the more solid-looking zinnia plants.

French Marigold

Shorter, pure yellow marigolds such as 'Janie' or 'Lemon Gem' make a charming border along the front of zinnias.

Salvia

Victoria Blue salvia holds its own when planted near zinnias, and the cool blue color acts as a soothing transition between the bold zinnias and the rest of the garden.

Propagation

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Seed