Benary's Giant Purple zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Benarys Giant Purple'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size4 to 6 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Benary's Giant Purple' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Purple') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stands erect. Deer usually look elsewhere for a meal. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms in summer and autumn.
Pairs well with Celosia, ProCut® Orange sunflower, and Red fescue.