Agricultural Information:

Plant Family: Asteraceae
Scientific name: Zinnia elegans

Zinnia’s are an annual plant native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. Plants range from 2-4 ft and produce long lasting flowers in a variety of colors and rough, lance-shaped leaves. Blooms can be single petaled or have many rows of dense petals in colors like red, pink, orange, yellow, purple, or white.

Zinnias are a cut and come again flower, the more the plant is harvested the more flowers will grow. These flowers are grown for their beauty and their ability to attract different pollinators like bees and butterflies to the garden.