Description:
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Genus or 20 species of spreading to erect annuals, perennials, and sub-shrubs from scrub and desert grassland. they have branching, angled or rounded stems and opposite, stalkless or almost stalkless, linear to ovate or elliptic, pale to mid-green leaves. Zinnias are cultivated for their solitary, long-stemmed, daisy like, terminal flower heads in a wide range of colors, including white, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac, some with white eyes. Use in an annual or mixed border, and for cutting. |