Zinnia - Zinnia elegans

Habitat: Garden

This plant is naturalized, but not native

comments (2)

Ruth Spigelman

Lion

Beautifully dynamic. Are the petals always like this, or perhaps folding with age? Posted 3 years ago
1. Christine Young
  
  Lion
  
  Thank you, Ruth! The flower was just starting to open up. Posted 3 years ago

The Elegant Zinnia

"Zinnia elegans" is an annual flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico but grown as an ornamental in many places and naturalised in several places, including scattered locations in South and Central America, the West Indies, the United States, Australia, and Italy.

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Similar species: Asterales

Species identified by Christine Young