Firecracker zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Firecracker'
AAS Winner 1963
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
'Firecracker' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Firecracker') 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. It grows fast and stands erect, and it handles dry spells well. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Diablo cosmos, Hollyhock, and Red fescue.