- Semi-double
- Annual
- Red
- Semi-double
Old Mexico
Zinnia haageana Old Mexico
Annual semi-double zinnia in red, yellow, and orange, blooming in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall. Double and semi-double blooms about 2.5 inches across in mahogany red and copper with yellow or gold petal tips. Grown as an annual in every zone.
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At a glance
- Flower form
- Semi-double Semi-double · 2 in (6 cm)
- Colors
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- Red
- Yellow
- Orange
- Blooms
- Early summer, Midsummer, Late summer, Fall 63–84 days from sowing
- Vase life
- Not grown for cutting
- Height
- 12–18 in (30–46 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed Sow indoors: 6–8 weeks before last frost
- Botanical name
- Zinnia haageana
In the garden
- Butterflies
- Bees
- Seldom severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
- All-America Selections winner
Origin
Old Mexico is a heirloom Mexican zinnia (Zinnia haageana) that Burpee and Select Seeds list as a 1962 All-America Selections winner. Burpee describes it as more compact than Chippendale.
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Where to buy
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Questions
Is Old Mexico hardy in my zone?
Old Mexico is an annual: it flowers and sets seed in one season, so hardiness zone decides when to plant it, not whether it survives winter.
Does Old Mexico need full sun?
Old Mexico grows in full sun.
When does Old Mexico bloom?
Old Mexico blooms in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall, about 63–84 days from sowing.
Is Old Mexico good for cutting?
Our sources don't list Old Mexico as a cut flower or give a vase life for it.
