Zinnia: Lockdown life of an elegant flower

Scientific Name: Zinnia elegans

Common Name: Zinnia

Family: Asteraceae/Compositae

It is one of the most popular and commonly grown home garden flower in Nepal. It is easily adaptable to different types of climate and does not require much care. The flower type are single, semi-double and double. Mostly it is propagated from seed, which is most convenient and easiest method.

Life of Zinnia

An Unopened flower bud
flower bud starts of open
Early Bloom
Almost open
Young and Delicate
Full Bloom and ready for pollination
Fully mature flower
Start of senescence after some time of pollination
Color starts to fade away
Old and ugly
Almost dead but carry seed for next generation 🙂

Thank you for visit. Stay safe. Have a Zinniday 🙂

12 thoughts on “Zinnia: Lockdown life of an elegant flower

  1. Your photographs are beautiful! Zinnia is a favorite flower of mine, and I add it to my landscape every spring. I recently purchased several seed packets of different varieties to plant this season. It was the first flower I planted when I was a kid, and I have loved it ever since. Thank you for this post!

    1. Thanks for your comment 🤗. Yes, zinnia is wonderful flower and easiest to grow. It can be grown any place around the globe and it renew itself every season 😊

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