Tuesday, 30 April 2013

Background Information

Conditions:
Grows as an annual, a plant that matures and completes its life cycle over the course of a single year. The plant enjoys full sun and moderate watering. The pH level of the soil should be 5.5 to 7.0.

Origin:
The Zahara Starlight Rose is believed to have originated from Mexico. The flower is named after German botanist Johann Zinn who was known greatly in the botanical sciences.


Taxonomy:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Angiosperms (flowering plants)

Class: Eudicots (grooved structure of pollen)

Order: Asterales (dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Family: Asterales

Genus: Zinnia

Species: Marylandica

Subspecies: Asteroideae






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