Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Zinnia
Variety Name: Zowie! Yellow Flame F1
Genus: Zinnia
Species: elegans
Year: 2006
Common Name: Zinnia
Type: Flowers from Seed
Breeder: Goldsmith Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Whirligig Mix and Red Sun
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Dead Heading Recommended: No
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Upright
Plant Height: 24-27 inches
Bloom Time: Summer to frost
Bloom Color: Yellow, scarlet
Bloom Color Pattern: Bicolor
Bloom Size: 3-4 inches
IN THE GARDEN
Container: Yes
Pollinator Friendly: Bees, butterflies
Weather Tolerance: Drought, heat
Garden Spacing: 24 inches
Medium Height Divider: Yes
Tall Background: Yes
Cut Flower: Yes
Jeni Cullen, Eden Park, Cincinnati, OH –
I absolutely love this plant! It mixes well with others in the landscape, and the unusual yellow/orange/red flower with its iridescent purple ring is a knock out. In the many years I have grown this plant, I have found it to have minimal issues with powdery mildew, and only then at the end of the growing season.