Zinnia Flower

The zinnia flower originated from Mexico but spread into the Southwestern United States and to Florida. Zinnias are grown for their beautiful colors and the attractiveness they bring to gardens. They love the sun and they're used to attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Zinnia Elegans, also known as the common zinnia, has the widest variety of plant heights, flower sizes and colors. It can grow from 8 to 48 inches tall and blooms from 1/2 inch to 5 inches in diameter. Blooms appear in every color except brown, black and true blue.

 Zinnia Augustifolia is known for its tolerance to extreme summer heat. Also known as the narrow leaf zinnia, this smaller zinnia grows between 8 to 15 inches high and offers fewer flower colors, primarily orange, cherry, gold, yellow, coral and white.

 

 Zinnia haageana, or Haage's zinnia, is also a smaller zinnia type and, like its cousin the narrow leaf, it is equally resistant to disease. Typically, only one cultivar is available, Persian Carpet, which grows up to 16 inches tall and has 2-inch-wide flowers in mahogany red and gold bicolor.

 

Zinnia Tenuifola, or red spider zinnia, has petite 1-inch flowers with dark centers and slender, set-apart red petals that curve it grows from 18 to 24 inches high.