Narrow-Leaved Zinnia
Zinnia angustifolia. ASTERACEAE (COMPOSITAE).
Planting and Growing Narrow-Leaved Zinnia
You’ll find everything you need to know to plant and grow narrow-leaved zinnia in the accompanying table’s tabs:
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- Flowers, foliage, and root structure of narrow-leaved zinnia
- Plant hardiness and growing conditions for narrow-leaved zinnia
- Season of bloom and planting time for narrow-leaved zinnia
- When, how deep, and where to plant narrow-leaved zinnia
- How to plant narrow-leaved zinnia
- Watering, fertilizing, care, and pests or diseases of narrow-leaved zinnia
- Landscape and container uses of narrow-leaved zinnia
- Comments about narrow-leaved zinnia and its features
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Growing Narrow-Leaved Zinnia
Several cultivars of erect, dense annual herbs, to 15 in. (38 cm) tall and wide. Opposite, smooth, lance-shaped, narrow, pointed leaves, 2‑1/2–3‑in. (63–75‑mm) long.
Common cultivars include Zinnia angustifolia ‘Classic’, ‘Crystal White’, and ‘White Star’.
Planting and Care Guide
Blooms
Many showy, orange, white, yellow, round, daisylike, open flowers, to 1‑1/2‑in. (38‑mm) wide, with green-veined undersides, and with cone-shaped, gold, orange centers, in summer–late autumn.
Best Climates
Plant as tender annual, zones 2–7; self-seeding, zones 8–11.
Soil Type and Fertility
Moist, well-drained humus. Fertility: Rich. 6.0–7.0 pH.
Where and How to Plant
Spring in full sun, 6–8 in. (15–20 cm) apart, after soil warms.
Proper Care
Easy. Keep evenly moist. Fertilize monthly. Deadhead spent flowers to prolong bloom. Propagate by seed.
About This Plant
Good choice for accents, beds, borders, containers, edgings, massed plantings in cottage, meadow, natural, wildlife gardens. Good for cutting. Japanese beetle, borer, slug, snail and powdery mildew susceptible.