Black Ruby zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Black Ruby'
AAS Winner 1941
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Black Ruby' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Black Ruby') 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 average, loamy soil. Deer tend to browse other plants first. It grows fast and stands erect, and it handles dry spells well. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Melampodium, Cosmic Orange cosmos, Hollyhock, and Red fescue.