Zinnia violacea
Common names
zinnia
Biostatus
Exotic
Conservation status
Not applicable
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Herbs - Dicotyledonous composites
Flower colours
Red/Pink, Violet/Purple
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
Detailed taxonomy
Genus
Family
Synonyms
Zinnia elegans Jacq.
Endemic family
No
Ecology
Year naturalised
2013
Origin
South America
Reason for introduction
Ornamental - an annual, bedding plant, which is widely grown through New Zealand
Tolerances
Cold intolerant
Life cycle and dispersal
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
Other information
Etymology
zinnia: After Johan Gotfried Zinn (1727 – 1759), German botanist and anatomist.
violacea: Violet coloured