General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 24-36 inches
Plant Spread: 12 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Burgundy/Red and Lime
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Late fall or early winter
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Days to germinate: 3-14 days
Depth to plant seed: surface sow
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Zinnia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Zinnia elegans
  • Synonym: Zinnia violacea
Also sold as:
  • Queen Lime Red Heart
  • Queeny Red Lime

Photo Gallery
Location: Mid-Missouri, USA
Date: 2020-07-19
The dark eye will eventually disappear as the flower matures
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2023-08-12
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-08-10
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-08-26

Date: 2017-07-12

Date: 2009-06-17
Location: Stuart, OK
Date: 2017-05-31
Zinnia elegans, Queen Lime Red Heart

photo by: Don McCulley
Location: all photos from my garden

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds.
  • Uploaded by Joy

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-08-26

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
Photo by Pinestraw

 Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Select Seeds
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2015-06-06

Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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lovesblooms On April 14, 2020 Seeds sown
indoors
antsinmypants On April 11, 2024 Miscellaneous Event
Placed in moist paper towel. (8)
antsinmypants On June 23, 2023 Seeds sown
Flat #2 Row 4
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