Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Perennial
Flowering Plants, Shrub
Origin
-
Mexico
Types
Benediction lungwort, Excalibur lungwort
Zinnia elegans
Number of Varieties
1850
0
40000
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Habitat
Forest edges, Mountains
Humid climates
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
8-4
-
Sunset Zone
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17
8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Cushion/Mound-forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
25.50 cm70.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm50.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Rose, Blue Violet
Lilac, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Rose, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green, Silver
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lung shaped
Lance shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
All year
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter
Mid Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Divison, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water when soil is dry, when new, water every week
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
In Summer
Drought Tolerant
Lots of watering
In Spring
Average Water
Average Water
In Winter
Adequately
Ample Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Moist
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Powdery mildew, Slugs
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees
Allergy
-
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Provides ground cover
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Demulcent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emollient, Exoectorant, Homeopathy, Opthalmic, Resolvent
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used for its medicinal properties
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges
Botanical Name
PULMONARIA 'Berries and Cream' PP10597
Zinnia elegans
Common Name
Berries and Cream Lungwort, Lungwort
Youth-and-age, common zinnia, elegant zinnia
In Hindi
Lungwort
आम Zinnia
In German
Lungenkraut
Gemeinsame Zinnia
In French
pulmonaire
Zinnia commune
In Spanish
Lungwort
Zinnia común
In Greek
Lungwort
κοινή Zinnia
In Portuguese
pulmonária
Zinnia comum
In Polish
płucnik
wspólna Zinnia
In Latin
Lungwort
commune Zinnia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Ascomycota
Magnoliophyta
Class
Ascomycetes
Magnoliopsida
Order
Peltigerales
Asterales
Family
Boraginaceae
Asteraceae
Genus
Pulmonaria
Zinnia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Boragineae
-
Subfamily
Boraginoideae
-
Number of Species
1820
1
27800
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