Zahara® Red Zinnia

Zahara® Red Zinnia is a compact annual zinnia in PanAmerican Seed’s Zahara series, with a mounded, upright habit for sunny seasonal plantings. The breeder lists spring through summer flowering and a mature size of about 12–18 inches tall and wide. ## Growing Conditions This named Zahara selection has the series’ compact mounded form and durable garden performance. Its profile lists full-sun exposure, spring-through-summer flowering, and a 12–18 inch mature height and width. NC State describes Zinnia marylandica as an annual for full sun to partial shade, in clay, sandy, organic, or loamy soil with good drainage and moist conditions. The species is suited to borders and containers and attracts butterflies and other pollinators. [PanAmerican Seed product profile](https://www.panamseed.com/Products/065705333004463/zinnia-zahara-red/) [NC State Extension: Zinnia marylandica](https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/zinnia-marylandica/common-name/zinnia/) ## Garden Use Use it at the front or center of a sunny border, in containers, or in grouped plantings. Its flowers can also be cut for indoor arrangements. ## Maintenance Keep soil moist while maintaining good drainage, and deadhead faded flowers to prolong the bloom season. Give plants enough space for air movement and inspect foliage during humid weather.