PlantsFlowers
Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Hot-season annual for cutting
EasyFlowers
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 10 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Flowers Jul–frost
- How it spreads
- Annual
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Sow mid-May, after the soil is warm. Don't rush.
In the design
Powdery mildew shows up in August. Keep sowing isn't needed; one sowing lasts.
