Sanvitalia Creeping Zinnia
Sanvitalia san-vih-TAY-lee-uh
Creeping Zinnia: Introduced in 1798 from its native Mexico, this golden-yellow daisy flower looks like a small black-eyed Susan, with short petals and big brown eyes. They are covered with blooms all summer, and the trailing stems have a billowing effect, adding an informal ambiance to garden edges and containers. Drought tolerant.
Full Sun to Part Shade
Height: 6-10”/Spread: 10-18”
Summer – Fall
Size Available: 1204
Description
Sanvitalia san-vih-TAY-lee-uh
Sanvitalia procumbens, commonly called creeping zinnia, is a mat-forming annual that typically grows to 6” tall but spreads by procumbent stems to 12-18” wide or more. Features a summer to frost bloom of ¾” diameter miniature sunflowers with yellow to orange-yellow rays and dark purplish-brown center disks. Varieties come in single- and double-flowered forms. Creeping stems are clad with oval, medium green, zinnia-like leaves (to 2” long), hence the common name.
