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Zinnia peruviana
Also called Field Zinnia, Wild Zinnia, Cedstar Zinnia, Redstar Zinnia
Peruvian zinnia is a fast-growing annual wildflower with small red, maroon or yellow daisy-like blooms, native to open, rocky slopes in the Americas. It grows easily from seed in warm, sunny, well-drained spots.
Zinnia peruviana, the Peruvian zinnia, is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is native to South America.
The native range of Z. peruviana spans from southeastern Arizona and the Greater Antilles south to Argentina. It grows mostly on open areas or rocky slopes between 800–3,000 m (2,600–9,800 ft) of elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zinnia peruviana 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.
