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Zinnia
Zinnia elegans
Asteraceae · annual
A colourful warm-season annual valued for repeated flowering and strong garden colour.
SeasonSummer, fall
ColoursPink, red, orange, yellow, white, purple, green
LightFull sun
Care levelEasy
Vase life5–7 days
Best forGarden-style bouquets, colourful arrangements
A colourful warm-season annual valued for repeated flowering and strong garden colour.
About this flower
This Flower Diary entry is designed as a practical starting point. Flowering time, colour, vase life and growing behaviour can vary by cultivar, climate and handling.
Using it in arrangements
Consider the flower’s scale, form, season and colour alongside the rest of your arrangement. Local availability may differ from natural bloom season because commercial flowers can be greenhouse-grown or imported.
Botanical identity
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Zinnia
- Native range / origin
- Mexico and the Americas
Growing & garden care
- Light
- Full sun
Floristry & cut-flower notes
- Vase life
- 5–7 days
- Best uses
- garden-style bouquets, colourful arrangements
Meaning, gifting & culture
- Common meanings
- friendship, endurance, remembrance
- Gifting occasions
- birthday, friendship, cheerful gifting