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Sanvitalia procumbens
Also called Creeping zinnia
Mexican creeping zinnia is a low-growing annual with small daisy-like yellow flowers with dark centres, spreading to form mats. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil and is widely grown as a bedding and container plant.
Sanvitalia procumbens with the common name of Mexican creeping zinnia is the type species of the genus Sanvitalia and a member of the family Asteraceae and tribe Heliantheae.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sanvitalia procumbens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
