Cherry Ruffles zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Cherry Ruffles'
AAS Winner 1978
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 Ruffles' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Cherry Ruffles') is an annual for borders, cut flowers, and pollinator gardens. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. 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 is drought tolerant. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Radiance cosmos, Sylphid celosia, and Red fescue.