Common Zinnia (Zinnia elegans) is one of the most rewarding summer flowers with its brilliant colors and its profuse blooms over a lengthy season extending from early summer to frost.
Desert zinnia live in the Sonoran desert in areas that get 5 inches of rain (or more) per year. But! If you have a pampered plant from a nursery, water daily for 2 weeks after planting, then gradually taper this off.
Zinnia elegans, also known as Zinnia violacea, is the most familiar species, originally from the warm regions of Mexico being a warm–hot climate plant. Its leaves are lance-shaped and sandpapery in texture, and height ranges from 15 cm to 1 meter.