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plants:zinnia [2020/10/25 13:44] – created jaffaplants:zinnia [2021/01/24 17:25] (current) – [Planting Months] jaffa
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- ====== XXXX ====== + ====== Zinnia ====== 
  ===== Botanical Information =====   ===== Botanical Information ===== 
 ^Botanical Information^^ ^Botanical Information^^
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 +*Zinnia's will grow all year in Townsville, however they tend to attract powdery mildew in the cooler months and may serve as a host to infect other susceptible plants such as zuchinni, squash and pumpkin.
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  ===== Permaculture uses =====   ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
 +^Permaculture uses^^^
 | Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 |  | Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
-| | Bee food, inspect repellent| | +| | Bee food | Insect repellent (white fly)
  
  ===== Growing condition comments =====   ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
 ^Growing Condition ^Comment^ ^Growing Condition ^Comment^
-|Drought Tolerant |XXXXX |  +|Drought Tolerant |No |  
-| Humidity tolerant |XXXXX |  +| Humidity tolerant |Yes |  
-| Planting area | XXXXX|  +| Planting area | In ground, direct seeded and not transplanted|  
-|Sunlight | XXXXX+|Sunlight | Full sun
  ===== Photos =====   ===== Photos ===== 
 ^ Photos ^^^ ^ Photos ^^^
-XXXXX| XXXXX| XXXXX+{{:wiki:zinnia1.jpg?direct&200|XXXXX}}| | |  
 +| A zinnia that has volunteered adjacent a sweet potato vine| | | 
  ===== Short comments =====   ===== Short comments ===== 
-XXXXX+Small flowering annual, bright colourful flowers. Bee and butterfly attracting. Harbour powdery mildew in dry season in Townsville.
  ===== General comments =====   ===== General comments ===== 
-XXXXX+Interplant throughout the garden for colour and to attract bees and other insects. Collect old seed heads that have dried on the plant, and throw into the wind over the garden, and usually sufficient zinnia's will germinate for the next round of flowers.
  ===== Tags =====   ===== Tags ===== 
-{{tag>ORDER FAMILY GENUS COMMON_NAME XXXXX }} +{{tag>Asterales Asteraceae Zinnia Zinnia annual bee_food full_sun townsville_summer  }}
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-  * Annual +
-  * Perennial +
-  * Bee_food  +
-  * Herb  +
-  * Full_sun  +
-  * Wicking_bed  +
-  * townsville_summer +
-  * Pioneer  +
-  * Nitrogen_Fixer  +
-  * Vegetable  +
-  * Garden_bed +
-  * Shade  +
-  * Fruit  +
-  * Ground  +
-  * chop_and_drop  +
-  * Starch  +
-  * Wicking bed +
-  * Nut+
  
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