Mexican zinnia
Zinnia angustifolia
MBG Plant of Merit 2000
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moderate soil
Size9 to 18 inches tall9 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Clumping
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange, yellow, white, red and pink
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
Mexican zinnia (Zinnia angustifolia) is an annual for borders, cut flowers, pollinator gardens, and cottage 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 or clay soil. It forms a clumping mound of orange, yellow, white, red, and pink blooms that attract butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees. Deer tend to pass it by. It also tolerates drought.
Pairs well with Sensation cosmos, Sungold sunflower, and Cerise Queen yarrow.
Native range
Southeastern United States and Mexico.