Tom Thumb Pink Buttons zinnia
Zinnia elegans 'Tom Thumb Pink Buttons'
AAS Winner 1964
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
'Tom Thumb Pink Buttons' zinnia (Zinnia elegans 'Tom Thumb Pink 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, stays erect, and tolerates drought. Deer tend to pass it by. Butterflies, hummingbirds, bees, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Radiance cosmos, Nigra hollyhock, and Red fescue.