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Zinnia

Zinnia Cultivar

Photo by injica
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Description:

Zinnia leaves are opposite and usually stalkless (sessile), with a shape ranging from linear to ovate, and pale to middle green in color. The flowers have a range of appearances, from a single row of petals, to a dome shape, with the colors white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, and lilac.

Habitat:

Originally from scrub and dry grassland in an area stretching from the American Southwest to South America, but primarily Mexico.

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PublishedMarch 5, 2012

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