Short Stuff Orange zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Short Stuff Orange'
RHS AGM 2002
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles dry to moist soil
Size8 inches to 4 feet tall12+ inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, orange, pink, purple, red, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Short Stuff Orange' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Short Stuff Orange') is an annual for borders, containers, and cut flower gardens. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and dry to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and is drought tolerant, and butterflies, hummingbirds, and bees visit the blooms. Deer and rabbits tend to pass it by. Plant it where pollinators can find it.
Pairs well with Celosia, Big Smile sunflower, and Hollyhock.