Sanvitalia
Creeping zinnia
- Height × spread
- 0.15m – 0.15m × 0.3m – 0.3m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
Please ask in store about availability
Many plants are seasonal. Call 01234 567890 to check current stock.
About this plant
There are around seven species of these, both annual and perennial forms. They derive from Mexico and the south west of the USA. They appear both lush and fresh with rich green foliage and rounded daisy flowers, often black-centred in bright shades of yellow and orange. There are a number of cultivars available. They are often grown from seed, sometimes sown in the autumn for a prompt show the following year. These are often used as ornamentals, grown in containers or hanging baskets which suits the prostrate growth habit of some of them.
- Flower colour
- Yellow
- Foliage colour
- Green, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome
- Height
- 0.15m – 0.15m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 0.3m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Rock garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam (normal)
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water during dry periods
For plants in the ground, when there has been little or no rain for a period of 7-10 days and the soil is dry, give it a deep watering and repeat weekly until there is a downpour of rain. Check plants in pots more frequently, especially in hot weather.
Winter
Winter-Spring · Planting
Protect from winter cold
Bring the plant into a frost-free area before frosts occur, and do not put them outside until all danger of frost is past. Follow watering instructions, or allow the plant a period of dormancy during the winter.
Plants need to be brought inside in cold areas, i.e. colder than zone 8.
Planting & general
Compost · Planting
Multi-purpose compost
Use a good quality peat-free multi-purpose compost when growing in pots and containers.