- Semi-double
- Annual
- Red
- Semi-double
Zowie! Yellow Flame
Zowie Yellow Flame · Zowie
Annual semi-double zinnia in red, pink, orange, and yellow, blooming in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall. Semi-double blooms with scarlet and magenta centers shading to orange-yellow petal tips. Grown as an annual in every zone.
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At a glance
- Flower form
- Semi-double Semi-double · 2–4 in (5–10 cm)
- Colors
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- Red
- Pink
- Orange
- Yellow
- Blooms
- Early summer, Midsummer, Late summer, Fall
- Vase life
- 7 days
- Height
- 2–2½ ft (61–76 cm)
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Hardiness
- Grown as an annual in every zone Annual
- Planted as
- Seed Sow indoors: 4–7 weeks before last frost
- Botanical name
- Zinnia elegans
In the garden
- Hummingbirds
- Butterflies
- Seldom severely damaged by deer (Rutgers rating)
- All-America Selections winner
Origin
Zowie! Yellow Flame is a hybrid Zinnia elegans that Swallowtail Garden Seeds lists as a 2006 All-America Selections winner.
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Where to buy
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Questions
Is Zowie! Yellow Flame hardy in my zone?
Zowie! Yellow Flame 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 Zowie! Yellow Flame need full sun?
Zowie! Yellow Flame grows in full sun.
When does Zowie! Yellow Flame bloom?
Zowie! Yellow Flame blooms in early summer, midsummer, late summer, and fall.
Is Zowie! Yellow Flame good for cutting?
Yes. Cut stems of Zowie! Yellow Flame last about 7 days in a vase.
