$3-8 (plants), $2-5 (seed packets)avg. price
Annual🦌 Deer Resistant💧 Drought Tolerant
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Zinnias are the easiest, most rewarding flowers you can grow from seed — sow directly in the ground and in 8 weeks you'll have non-stop blooms in every color until frost. They're the perfect cut flower, butterfly magnet, and beginner garden success story. The more you cut, the more they bloom. 'Benary's Giant' produces spectacular 4-5 inch dahlia-like blooms.
Hardiness Zones
2-11 (annual)
Sunlight
Full Sun
Water Needs
Moderate
Maintenance
Low
Mature Size
1-4 ft H × 1-2 ft W
Growth Rate
Fast
Bloom Season
Summer - Frost
Bloom Color
Every color except blue
Care Guide
Direct sow seeds after last frost, 1/4 inch deep, 4-6 inches apart. Full sun, average soil. Water at base (not overhead) to prevent powdery mildew. Deadhead or cut regularly for continuous bloom. No staking needed for shorter varieties. Fertilize monthly with bloom food.
Landscape Uses
Cut flower gardensBordersMass plantingsButterfly gardensContainer plantings
Best Growing Regions
southeastmidwestnortheastsouthwestmountainwest
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