Zinnia violacea
Common names
zinnia
Synonyms
Zinnia elegans Jacq.
Family
Asteraceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Conservation status
Not applicable
Distribution
Exotic. Recorded wild at least once (2013) in Hamilton, North Island, New Zealand. Indigenous to South American.
Habitat
Ruderal - collected in wasteland within a derelict property
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
Life cycle
Annual. Seed is dispersed by gravity, water and by humans who deliberately cultivate it
Propagation technique
Raised from seed. An annual, often grown for colour as a bedding plant
Year naturalised
2013
Origin
South America
Reason for introduction
Ornamental - an annual, bedding plant, which is widely grown through New Zealand
Tolerances
Cold intolerant
Etymology
zinnia: After Johan Gotfried Zinn (1727 – 1759), German botanist and anatomist.
violacea: Violet coloured