Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Zinnia L. [634]

genus_ja:

genus_en:

# spp.: 24

pub_year: 1759

accepted: Accepted (conserved name)

Family: Asteraceae

family_ja: キク

Infra familial classification:

distribution_en: Central & S. U.S.A. to Venezuela and N. Argentina

description_en: Genus of 20 species of spreading to erect annuals, perennials, and subshrubs from scrub and desert grassland, mainly in Mexico, but also in S.W. USA, and Central and South America. They have branching, angled or rounded stems and opposite, stalkless or almost stalkless, linear to ovate or elliptic, pale to mid-green leaves. Zinnias are cultivated for their solitary, long-stemmed, daisy-like, terminal flowerheads in a wide range of colours, including white, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac, some with white eyes. Use in an annual or mixed border, and for cutting. Smaller cultivars are suitable for edging, and for window-boxes or other containers.

hardiness_en: Frost tender.

cultivation_en:

propagation_en: Sow seed at 13-18°C (55-64°F) in early spring, or in situ in late spring. Sow in succession for a longer flowering display.

pests_en: Trouble free if grown in an open position to minimize attack by mildew.

description_ja:

comment:

comment_ja: ヒャクニチソウ

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2024-07-05 15:16 by hkokubun@mac.com

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