General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Orange
Pink
Red
White
Yellow
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Uses: Cut Flower
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: 1/4 inch
Start indoors
Other info: Sow outdoors 21 days before last frost. Blooms 8-10 weeks from germination.

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Common names
  • Zinnia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Zinnia elegans
  • Synonym: Zinnia violacea
Also sold as:
  • Lilliput Mix

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Zinnia 'Lilliput' With Bumble bee #pollination
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 15, 2015
Firey Red Shade #Pollination #Bees #Marigold
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Close Up View
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 15, 2015
Variation Of Pink Shade
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 15, 2015
Lavender/Mauve Shades
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 9, 2015
Same Bee: Different Flower #Pollination #Bees #Zinnia
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 9, 2015
Bumble Bee At Work #Pollination #Bees #Zinnia
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Close Up View
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Close Up View #Pollination #Insects #Zinnia
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Close Up View
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 29, 2015
Firey Red Shade
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2017-07-06
Red Zinnia 011
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 15, 2015
Orange/Scarlet Shades
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-07-19
Some colors from a pack of mixed colors.
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 9, 2015
Variation Of Pink Shade
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 27, 2015
Close Up View
Location: all photos from my garden
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-06-30
Grown for a mix of Lilliput zinnias.
Uploaded by sedumzz
Location: IL
Date: 2008-07-27

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-06-30
A fully opened seed grown flower from a package of mixed colors.
Location: My studio in Welland, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2015-09-11
Seeds and sample (late) bloom

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
  • Uploaded by vic

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2017-08-27
Location: Danville, IN
Date: 2009-07-21
Zinna-loving Finch
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-08-12
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2015-08-12
Even with a very wet season, the leaves show only a little mildew
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Plant Events from our members
piksihk On August 20, 2016 Seeds sown
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p1mkw On January 30, 2015 Seeds germinated
Quick germination.
p1mkw On January 27, 2015 Seeds sown
paleohunter On May 7, 2021 Transplanted
paleohunter On March 11, 2021 Seeds sown
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