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Creeping Zinnia in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Sanvitalia procumbens

 

Creeping Zinnia

A super, creeping, mat forming and flowering ground cover plant that is easy to grow. It produces bright yellow daisy like flowers which can almost cover the plant through the Summer and into Autumn. Bees and butterflies are attracted to them. There is a variety called 'Orange Sprite' that has orange flowers with dark centers, depending on the variety,

 
plant Features
  • Creeping Zinnia likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Creeping Zinnia likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Creeping Zinnia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Creeping Zinnia likes free draining

    Free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Creeping Zinnia

Latin name

Sanvitalia procumbens

type

Half-Hardy Annual

family

Asteraceae

ph

6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Creeping Zinnia likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Creeping Zinnia is not frost hardy

    Not Frost hardy

  • Soil

    Creeping Zinnia likes free draining

    Free draining

  • Water

    Creeping Zinnia likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant
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    When the plant will bloom

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Creeping Zinnia is 0.45meters x 0.20meters 0.45 M 0.20 M

Sanvitalia procumbens

A super, creeping, mat forming and flowering ground cover plant that is easy to grow. It produces bright yellow daisy like flowers which can almost cover the plant through the Summer and into Autumn. Bees and butterflies are attracted to them. There is a variety called 'Orange Sprite' that has orange flowers with dark centers, depending on the variety,


Flowering Season

From Mid Summer TO Mid Autumn

Zinnias produce bright coloured flowers, ranging from white yellow, orange, reds and purple. They can be singles, semi doubles or doubles and vary in size of bloom and height. They make a good cut flower.

 

Propagation by seed

From Early Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed under glass in early spring about 6 weeks before the last frost, cover with a plastic bag or such and remove as soon as they appear, leave outside for a couple of weeks to harden them off before planting out.

 

Propagation by seed direct Spring

From Late Spring TO Late Spring

Sow seed directly into flowering site, or for a longer flowering period sow in succession, water sparingly unless very dry.

 

Planting Outdoors Spring

From Late Spring TO Early Summer

Plant out container grown plants when all sign of frost has passed.

 
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