Zinnia elegans Pop Art Golden & Red

Zinnia elegans 'Pop Art Golden & Red' is a magnificent award-winning variety. The golden yellow pompom flowers are finely striated and splashed with scarlet red. Very bright, vigorous, and floriferous, it will brighten up your flower beds all summer long. It also makes superb bouquets.

Highly appreciated for their robustness, vibrant colours, and ease of cultivation, Zinnias are a reliable choice for the garden. Versatile, they can be used in borders, flower beds, or even in vegetable gardens, between the rows of vegetables.

Zinnia elegans 'Pop Art Golden & Red' has a medium habit, with a height of 60cm (24in) and a width of 30cm (12in). It can be easily paired, either in flower beds or in vegetable gardens, with other annuals such as Coreopsis, Sulphur Cosmos, and African Marigolds.

Native to the southern United States to Argentina and belonging to the Asteraceae family, Zinnia is an herbaceous annual plant. It bears vigorous flowers with vibrant colours on stiff, upright stems, with the size and shape varying depending on the variety. Its leaves, linear to ovate, are pointed and a beautiful medium green. Zinnia flowers generously, starting from July and lasting until the first frost. It is a nectar-rich plant that will delight bees and butterflies.

Zinnia thrives in full sun and withstands high temperatures, as long as it is watered regularly. It performs best in neutral, rich, and well-drained soil. Although not demanding, it can tolerate average garden soil.

To encourage and support its long flowering period, it is advisable to regularly remove faded flowers. Easy to grow, it can occasionally be susceptible to powdery mildew, a nuisance that can be easily avoided by not planting it in a confined area and avoiding wetting its foliage.