Desert Zinnia
Zinnia acerosa
A low, tough perennial zinnia forming tidy mounds dotted for months with small creamy-white daisies. An unfussy, heat- and drought-defying groundcover for the hottest gardens.
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 0.3–0.8 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, alkaline
- Bloom
- June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds
- Landscape uses
- border, naturalizing
- Native states
- AZ, NM, TX, UT