| Family | ASTERACEAE |
| Genus species | Zinnia grandiflora Nutt. trib. Heliantheae |
| Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 7: 348 (1840) |
| Native Range | w. & c. USA to Mexico |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland |
| Altitude | 600-2200m |
| Description | leaves thick, rigid, linear, 3-veined, scabrous, capitula shortly pedunculate, terminal, ligules 3-6, often with orange base, broad, orbiculate, disc red or green |
| Size | 15-20cm |
| Color | golden yellow |
| Bloom | summer |
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| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, sunny site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Crassina grandiflora (Nutt.) Kuntze Zinnia grandiflora f. viridiflora W.H.Horr & McGregor |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (COL Colorado) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (KAN Kansas, OKL Oklahoma) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXE Mexico Northeast, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) |
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