Cherry Buttons zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Cherry Buttons'
AAS Winner 1969
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
'Cherry Buttons' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Cherry Buttons') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and dry to average, loamy soil. It grows fast and stands upright. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms. It sits low on the menu for deer.
Pairs well with Radiance cosmos, Sungold sunflower, and Red fescue.