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Zinnia commun
Zinnia elegans
Une annuelle classique de jardin originaire du Mexique, cultivée pour ses fleurs spectaculaires en forme de marguerites dans presque toutes les couleurs sauf le bleu pur — rouge, jaune, orange, rose, rosé, lavande, vert et blanc. Des plantes buissonnantes et feuillues s'élèvent sur des tiges dressées, velues et ramifiées et fleurissent en continu du début de l'été jusqu'aux gelées. Un aimant pour les papillons et les colibris, et l'une des fleurs à couper les plus fiables en mode « plus on coupe, plus ça fleurit ».
Climate fit: moderate (63/100)
Border
Filler
Pollinator
Container
Light
Full sun
Water
Moderate water
Mature size
12-48" tall · 9" apart
Lifecycle
True annual (one season)
AHS heat range
6-12
Plant range authored in AHS heat-zone terms.
Native in Illinois
No
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Cultivé strictement comme plante ornementale et fleur à couper — pour les massifs mixtes, les plates-bandes, les jardins de style cottage et à couper, et les conteneurs (Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder).
Cold hardiness
Future
These values are location-based: this location's current hardiness is the baseline, and the 2050 value is a projected future climate for this same location.
Now
Zone 6b
USDA
Published baseline for this location from 1991-2020.
Source: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map 2023 (1991-2020 climatology) via ArcGIS FeatureServer
Well-suited
2050
Zone 7a
Plotwright
Projected zone for this same location in 2050 (2041-2070) using SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry).
Well-suited
In plain terms: This location is in Zone 6b today. Its hardiness profile is cold winters, and coldest nights are typically around -3°F. By 2050, the projected hardiness zone is Zone 7a based on SSP3-7.0 (regional rivalry). That is a +0.5-zone shift from Zone 6b to Zone 7a by 2050.
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Well-suited today and still thriving in 2050.
Heat tolerance
Future
Heat tolerance values are location-based too: heat days today are observed at this site, and the 2050 value projects this same location under a future climate.
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Where this plant fits
Suitable across 45 ecoregions — 45 climate-resilient through 2070. Best matches first.
Appalachian mixed mesophytic forests
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Appalachian-Blue Ridge forests
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Arizona Mountains forests
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Atlantic coastal pine barrens
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Blue Mountains forests
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California coastal sage and chaparral
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Canadian Aspen forests and parklands
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Central Pacific Northwest coastal forests
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Central Tallgrass prairie
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Central-Southern Cascades Forests
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Sources & citations
Cite this page
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Plotwright. (2026, May 17). Zinnia commun (Zinnia elegans). Retrieved 2026, June 14, from https://plotwright.garden/plants/zinnia-elegans
Sources for every fact
Every fact on this page traces to a source. 18 fields cited - 18 source-backed.
Missouri Botanical Garden PlantFinder
Botanical research database
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