Creeping Zinnia Zinnia angustifolia
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Creeping Zinnia:
- Phonetic Spelling
- ZIN-ee-ah an-gus-tih-FOH-lee-ah
- Description
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Zinnia angustifolia, commonly called narrow-leaf zinnia or Mexican zinnia, is a compact, bushy annual that typically grows 8-16” tall on hairy, branching stems. It features a profuse summer to frost bloom of single, daisy-like, bright orange flowers. Cultivars extend the available flower colors to include red, orange, yellow, pink, white, and bi-colors. High drought tolerance. This plant is seldom damaged by deer. Cultivars of interest include: Cascade Beauties Series (white and yellow to 10" tall), Crystal Series (compact to 10" tall) and
Star Series (star-shaped flowers to 14" tall).Quick ID
- Imbricated, obtuse involucral bracts
- Opposite, sessile, narrow linear-lanceolate leaves
- Leaves typically 1-veined
- Heads small, single row white-yellow ray flowers
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Classic'
8-12" single blooms, spreading habit. Continuous flowering until frost. Ideal for hot, humid locations. - 'Crystal White'
- 'Crystal Yellow'
- 'Golden'
- 'Golden Orange'
- 'Gold Star'
12-18" with Orange blooms - 'Orange Star'
- 'Pette Land White'
- 'White Star'
- 'Classic'
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Classic'
8-12" single blooms, spreading habit. Continuous flowering until frost. Ideal for hot, humid locations. - 'Crystal White'
- 'Crystal Yellow'
- 'Golden'
- 'Golden Orange'
- 'Gold Star'
12-18" with Orange blooms - 'Orange Star'
- 'Pette Land White'
- 'White Star'
- 'Classic'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Zinnia
- Species:
- angustifolia
- Family:
- Asteraceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Northern and western Mexico, Southeastern USA
- Distribution:
- South and Central America, the West Indies, the United States, Australia, and Italy
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts butterflies.
- Play Value:
- Attractive Flowers
- Attracts Pollinators
- Colorful
- Easy to Grow
- Wildlife Food Source
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Drought, Dry Soil, Black Walnut. Excellent disease resistance to fungal diseases such as powdery mildew and leaf spots.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 6 in.
- Width: 0 ft. 6 in. - 1 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Clumping
- Dense
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Orange
- Pink
- Red/Burgundy
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Head
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Good Cut
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Wheel
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Inflorescence is a head on terminal elongated peduncles; heads small, to 1" in diameter; involucral bracts imbricated, broadly obtuse. Flowers are typically single, of limited color; ray flowers in one series, showy, conspicuous, to 6" long, white or yellow, reflexed with age; disc flowers yellow, prominent.
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Rough
- Leaf Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Shape:
- Lanceolate
- Linear
- Leaf Margin:
- Entire
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- Leaves are opposite, sessile, subclasping, linear to linear-lanceolate, entire, acute, base trucate to weakly subcordate; leaves to 1" wide with 1 midrib vein.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Form:
- Straight
- Stem Surface:
- Hairy (pubescent)
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Coastal
- Container
- Hanging Baskets
- Naturalized Area
- Patio
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- Drought Tolerant Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Small groups
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Butterflies
- Hummingbirds
- Pollinators
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Black Walnut
- Deer
- Diseases
- Drought
- Dry Soil
