Zinnia is a flower from southern Mexico that is very popular with gardeners and landscape designers. In the middle of the XNUMXth century, this ornamental plant adorned aristocratic gardens, and in our time, thanks to its beauty and unpretentiousness, it has already conquered the whole world.
Zinnias are also called dahlia majors, as outwardly they are very similar to dahlias. And they were nicknamed the officers’ flowers for the straight, rigid stems and proudly planted inflorescences. And also these majorikas are very unpretentious, drought-resistant and hardy, for which they are especially appreciated by those people who cannot devote enough time to caring for the garden plot.
The decorative advantages of this plant are very extensive. Zinnia looks great both in natural gardens and in small country flower beds.
A tall, bright plant that loves sunlight and warmth will look great in the middle of a round flower garden.
And in large flower beds, zinnia can be used to fill voids or highlight bright accents.
It is better to plant tall varieties in mixborders in the background so that lower crops grow in front of the zinnias.
Alpine slides and rockeries also cannot do without the participation of this beautiful flower due to its unpretentiousness.
Zinnia looks irresistible in massifs of perennials and landscape groups, and in openwork patterned plantings and arabesques it is simply irreplaceable.
Hybrids and undersized varieties of major dahlia flowers are good for use in borders.
Vases and flower pots with zinnias decorate the terraces and seating areas.
The flowering period is different for different varieties of zinnia, so it can be stretched from early summer to the very frost, creating an amazing relay race of brightly flowering plants.
The zinnias palette is simply striking in its many shades. In most cases, the flowers have a bright saturated color, but some varieties have soft pastel buds.
Zinnia is not demanding to care for and blooms until late autumn, and this, of course, cannot but please lovers of bright flower beds and lawns.
