1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrub
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Southwestern United States, Texas
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Hot climate regions, Humid climates
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Long linear and narrow
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
All year
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Moist
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Mid Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Low
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Get enough water whenever the soil is dry
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Average Water
4.4.4 In Winter
Ample Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Moist
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove dead branches, Remove dead flowers
4.8 Fertilizers
Fertilizer every month during spring, General garden fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Root rot
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
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5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
allergic reaction, poisonous if ingested, Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
No Beauty Benefits
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for insects, Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Flower borders, Hedges, Not Available
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Zinnia acerosa
7.2 Common Name
desert zinnia, wild zinnia, white zinnia and spinyleaf zinnia
7.2.1 In Hindi
White Zinnia
7.2.2 In German
Weiß Zinnia
7.2.3 In French
Blanc Zinnia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Zinnia blanco
7.2.5 In Greek
λευκό Zinnia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
branco Zinnia
7.2.7 In Polish
Biały Zinnia
7.2.8 In Latin
Zinnia album
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
8.6 Genus
Zinnia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species