Re: perennial zinnias?
Zinnia linnearis has been renamed Zinnia angustafolia. A truly wonderful
plant, but sadly,
not perennial. As Pat mentioned, it will form a a low mound with a daisy
shaped flower.
It seems to be impervious to things like powdery mildew. It will bloom all
summer long
with deadheading. And will die even in Texas once the frost comes. I've
seen it in both
the yellow and white.
Amy
Pat Mitchell wrote:
> Has anyone ever heard of perennial zinnias? Perhaps those of you in
> southern climates have, but up here in Wisconsin, I've never heard of
> something like this until yesterday.
>
> I had the good fortune to walk through the Boerner Botanical gardens
> http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/Biology/Boerner/index.html
>
> and they have a *HOT* garden of all yellows, oranges and reds that is
> spectacular. One of the plants that caught my eye was *zinnia linearis*.
> The college student-gardener I grilled about it wasn't all that
> knowledgable, but she distinctly said perennial . . . . . .???
>
> They don't have the traditional zinnia shape. They are low (6 in?) and
> look more like a very bushy, small daisy. Unfortunately, the web site
> has no picture of the garden I mention, and I would love to have further
> knowledge of this plant.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Pat
> USDA Zone 5 Milwaukee suburb - Wisconsin
> Pat-Mitchell@juno.com
>
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