Zinnia elegans 'Benary's Giant Bright Pink' (Benary's Giant Series)

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zinnia 'Benary's Giant Bright Pink'

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Annual Biennial

A bushy annual growing to around 1m tall with lance-shaped grey-green leaves. Double, fully-petalled, clear bright-pink flowers up to 15cm across are borne on sturdy stems from mid-summer into autumn

Position

Full sun

Soil Types

Chalk, Loam, Sand

Max Height

0.5-1 metres

Max Spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Size

Time to Maturity
1 year
Max Spread
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Height
0.5-1 metres

Growing Conditions

Chalk Loam Sand
Moisture
Well–drained
pH
Acid or Alkaline or Neutral

Position

Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered
Hardiness

Hardiness Ratings

All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets

  • H1A: under glass all year (>15C)
  • H1B: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
  • H1C: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
  • H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
  • H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
  • H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
  • H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
  • H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
  • H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)
H2

Colour & Scent

Season Stem Flower Foliage Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Botanical Details

Family
Asteraceae
Native to GB/Ireland
No
Foliage
Deciduous
Habit
Bushy
Genus
Zinnia can be annuals, perennials or sub-shrubs, with branching stems bearing opposite leaves and solitary terminal flower-heads in summer
Name Status
Unresolved

How to Grow

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, well drained soil in full sun

Propagation

Propagate by seed; resents root disturbance, sow in situ in late spring after the danger of frost has passed or take care when transplanting from seed sown under cover with heat in early spring; sow in succession for a longer flowering display

Suggested planting locations and garden types

  • City and courtyard gardens
  • Coastal
  • Cottage and informal garden
  • Patio and container plants
  • Bedding
  • Cut flowers
  • Flower borders and beds

Pruning

Deadhead to prolong flowering, and pinch back stems of young plants to encourage branching unless long-stemmed flowers are required

Pests

Generally pest-free

Diseases

May be susceptible to root rot in wet soils, grey moulds, fungal leaf spot and powdery mildews