Difference between revisions of "Zinnia"
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− | + | Zinnia flowers originally come from South America and the American Southwest. They blossom in a range of colors and the flowers are excellent as cut flowers. Butterflies like zinnias and it is also a good nectar plant for bees. Zinnias like fertile soil, rich of humus, and full sun. | |
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
<gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | <gallery caption="" widths="170px" heights="120px" perrow="4"> | ||
File:Zinnia seeds - with cm-mm scale.JPG|Zinnia seeds - with cm-mm scale | File:Zinnia seeds - with cm-mm scale.JPG|Zinnia seeds - with cm-mm scale | ||
+ | File:Macroglossum stellatarum.jpg|Zinnia violacea with a moth | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 16:27, 30 May 2012
Zinnia | |
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Zinnia elegans | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Subfamily: | Asteroideae |
Tribe: | Heliantheae |
Genus: | Zinnia |
Zinnia flowers originally come from South America and the American Southwest. They blossom in a range of colors and the flowers are excellent as cut flowers. Butterflies like zinnias and it is also a good nectar plant for bees. Zinnias like fertile soil, rich of humus, and full sun.
Gallery
See also
External links
- Zinnia Wikipedia