Zinnia elegans (Common zinnia, Youth-and-old-age), an annual flowering plant of the genus Zinnia, is the best known Zinnia.

Zinnia elegans


Zinnia elegans


Zinnia elegans


Zinnia elegans


Zinnia elegans

Description

The uncultivated plant grows to about 30 in (76 cm) in height. It has solitary flowerheads about 2 in (5 cm) across on stems resembling daisies. The purple petals surrounding black and yellow discs. The lanceolate leaves are opposite the flowerheads.