Zinnia

Zinnia is a plant in the Asteraceae,[3] or flowering plant family as it’s genus as itself. They have notably long-stems that come in many bright colors.

Zinnia
Zinnia flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Heliantheae
Subtribe: Zinniinae
Genus: Zinnia
L.
Type species
Chrysogonum peruvianum
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Sanvitaliopsis Sch.Bip. ex Greenm.
  • Sanvitaliopsis Sch.Bip. ex Benth. & Hook.f.
  • Tragoceros Kunth
  • Lejica Hill ex DC.
  • Lepia Hill
  • Diplothrix DC.
  • Crassina Scepin

Zinnias are garden flowers that come in many flower colors and shapes, and can live in summer temperature, and are easy to grow from seeds. They are grown in fertile, well drained soil[4] in an area with much sunlight and outdoors. They remake seeds each year, so it is an annual plant.

Zinnias was named after Johann Gottfried Zinn[5] who was a botanist (plant scientist).[6] They are native to Mexico.

A hybrid Zinnia.
A unidentified Zinnia.
Wikispecies has information on: Asteraceae.
Wikispecies has information on: Zinnia.

References
  1. "Advanced Name Search". Global Compositae Checklist. Archived from the original on 2014-11-06.
  2. "Genus: Zinnia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. October 5, 2007. Retrieved October 14, 2010.
  3. "zinnia | plant | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  4. "How to Grow Zinnias".
  5. "The History of Zinnia Flowers". Garden Guides. Retrieved 2022-09-23.
  6. Ph.D, Efrain A. Miranda. "Johann Gottfried Zinn". clinicalanatomy.com. Retrieved 2022-09-24.
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