Flower Full Sun Moderate water

Zinnia

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Vibrant cut flower in every color. Attracts butterflies. Easy from seed.

Harvest 60-70 days

Temp Range 10°C — 35°C

Quick Answer: How to Grow Zinnia

Zinnia takes 60-70 days to harvest. It grows best in 18–28°C with full sun and moderate watering. Zinnia is not frost tolerant — wait until after the last frost to plant. It can be grown in 350 cities worldwide.

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Growing Requirements

☀️

Sun

Full Sun

💧

Water

Moderate

❄️

Frost

Sensitive

📅

Harvest

60-70 days

Temperature Range

18-28°C

-10°C 45°C

Optimal: 18–28°C Tolerates: 10–35°C

Tropical suitable: Yes

Cities growing: 350 of 350

Growing Tips

💡

Expert Tips

Sow directly after frost. Space for air circulation to prevent mildew.

Quick Facts

Grows in 350 of 350 cities
Available in 7 regions worldwide
Temperature range: 10°C to 35°C
Optimal growing: 18°C to 28°C
Harvest in 60-70 days

Did You Know?

🌱 Zinnia loves the heat! It thrives in tropical and subtropical climates year-round.
🌱 Zinnia needs at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight daily for optimal growth.

Where to Grow Zinnia

Zinnia can be grown in 350 cities across 7 regions worldwide

🌍

Europe

80 cities

🌏

Asia

79 cities

🌎

North America

78 cities

🌍

Africa

39 cities

🌎

South America

39 cities

🌊

Oceania

19 cities

🕌

Middle East

16 cities

🌍 Europe (80 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Aarhus, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Amsterdam, NL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Ankara, TR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Antalya, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Athens, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Barcelona, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bari, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Belgrade, RS	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bergen, NO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Berlin, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bilbao, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Bologna, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bordeaux, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bratislava, SK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Brussels, BE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Bucharest, RO	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Budapest, HU	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Catania, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cologne, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Copenhagen, DK	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Corfu, GR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Cork, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dublin, IE	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubrovnik, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Edinburgh, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Florence, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Frankfurt, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Gdansk, PL	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Genoa, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Glasgow, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Gothenburg, SE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamburg, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Helsinki, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Heraklion, GR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Istanbul, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Izmir, TR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Krakow, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyiv, UA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Limassol, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lisbon, PT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ljubljana, SI	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
London, GB	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Lyon, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madrid, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Malaga, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Marseille, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Milan, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Munich, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Naples, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nice, FR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nicosia, CY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oslo, NO	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Palermo, IT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Paris, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Porto, PT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Poznan, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Prague, CZ	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Reykjavik, IS	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Riga, LV	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Rome, IT	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Seville, ES	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sofia, BG	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Split, HR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Stockholm, SE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Strasbourg, FR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Stuttgart, DE	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tallinn, EE	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Thessaloniki, GR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tirana, AL	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Toulouse, FR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Turin, IT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Turku, FI	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Valencia, ES	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Valletta, MT	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Verona, IT	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Vienna, AT	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Vilnius, LT	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Warsaw, PL	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zagreb, HR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Zurich, CH	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓

🌏 Asia (79 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Ahmedabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Almaty, KZ	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Bali, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bandung, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangalore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bangkok, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Beijing, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Busan, KR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Cebu, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chandigarh, IN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chengdu, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Chennai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chiang Mai, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chittagong, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Chongqing, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Coimbatore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Colombo, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Da Nang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dalian, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Davao, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Delhi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dhaka, BD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dharan, NP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fukuoka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Galle, LK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Guangzhou, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hangzhou, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Hanoi, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harbin, CN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ho Chi Minh City, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hong Kong, HK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Hyderabad, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Incheon, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Indore, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Islamabad, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jaipur, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jakarta, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeju, KR	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Johor Bahru, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Karachi, PK	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kathmandu, NP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kochi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kolkata, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuala Lumpur, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kunming, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kyoto, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lahore, PK	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Lucknow, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manila, PH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mumbai, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nagoya, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Nanjing, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Nha Trang, VN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Okinawa, JP	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Osaka, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Pattaya, TH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Penang, MY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phnom Penh, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pune, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sapporo, JP	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Seoul, KR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Shanghai, CN	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Shenzhen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Siem Reap, KH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Singapore, SG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surabaya, ID	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Surat, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Taipei, TW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tashkent, UZ	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tbilisi, GE	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tokyo, JP	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Ulaanbaatar, MN	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Varanasi, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Vientiane, LA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Visakhapatnam, IN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wuhan, CN	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Xi'an, CN	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Xiamen, CN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Yangon, MM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 North America (78 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Albuquerque, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Anchorage, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Atlanta, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Austin, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baltimore, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Baton Rouge, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Boise, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Boston, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Bridgetown, BB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buffalo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Calgary, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Cancun, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Charleston, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Charlotte, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chattanooga, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Chicago, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Denver, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Des Moines, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Detroit, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Edmonton, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
El Paso, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Fargo, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Fresno, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Guadalajara, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Halifax, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Hartford, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Havana, CU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Honolulu, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Houston, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jacksonville, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Kansas City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Kingston, JM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Knoxville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Las Vegas, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Little Rock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Los Angeles, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Louisville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Lubbock, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Madison, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Memphis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Mexico City, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Miami, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Milwaukee, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Minneapolis, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Monterrey, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Montreal, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Nashville, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
New Orleans, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
New York, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Oaxaca, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Oklahoma City, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Omaha, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Ottawa, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Panama City, PA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Phoenix, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pittsburgh, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Portland, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Puebla, MX	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Quebec City, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Raleigh, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Richmond, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Sacramento, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Salt Lake City, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
San Diego, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Francisco, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
San Jose, CR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Santo Domingo, DO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Saskatoon, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
Savannah, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Seattle, US	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Spokane, US	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓
St. Louis, US	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tampa, US	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Toronto, CA	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tucson, US	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Vancouver, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Victoria, CA	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Winnipeg, CA	easy					✓	✓	✓	✓

🌍 Africa (39 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abidjan, CI	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Accra, GH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Addis Ababa, ET	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Algiers, DZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Antananarivo, MG	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Arusha, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bamako, ML	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bloemfontein, ZA	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cairo, EG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cape Town, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Casablanca, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dakar, SN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dar es Salaam, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Douala, CM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Durban, ZA	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Entebbe, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Fez, MA	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Freetown, SL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Harare, ZW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Johannesburg, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Kampala, UG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kigali, RW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kinshasa, CD	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lagos, NG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Libreville, GA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lilongwe, MW	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lome, TG	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Luanda, AO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Lusaka, ZM	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Maputo, MZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Marrakech, MA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Mombasa, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Nairobi, KE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Ouagadougou, BF	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Port Louis, MU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Pretoria, ZA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Tunis, TN	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Windhoek, NA	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Zanzibar, TZ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

🌎 South America (39 cities)

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Arequipa, PE	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Asuncion, PY	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Barranquilla, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Belem, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Bogota, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Brasilia, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Buenos Aires, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cali, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Campinas, BR	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Caracas, VE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Cartagena, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Concepcion, CL	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Cordoba, AR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Curitiba, BR	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Cusco, PE	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Fortaleza, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Georgetown, GY	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Goiania, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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La Paz, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Lima, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manaus, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Medellin, CO	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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Salvador, BR	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
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Sucre, BO	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Trujillo, PE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Valparaiso, CL	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🌊 Oceania (19 cities)

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Adelaide, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Alice Springs, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Auckland, NZ	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Brisbane, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
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Canberra, AU	easy										✓	✓	✓
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Darwin, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dunedin, NZ	easy										✓	✓	✓
Gold Coast, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Hamilton, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Hobart, AU	easy									✓	✓	✓	✓
Melbourne, AU	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓
Noumea, NC	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Perth, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Suva, FJ	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sydney, AU	easy							✓	✓	✓	✓
Townsville, AU	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Wellington, NZ	easy								✓	✓	✓	✓

🕌 Middle East (16 cities)

City	Level	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Abu Dhabi, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Amman, JO	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Baghdad, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Beirut, LB	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓
Doha, QA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Dubai, AE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Erbil, IQ	easy		✓	✓	✓	✓
Jeddah, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Kuwait City, KW	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Manama, BH	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Muscat, OM	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Riyadh, SA	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Sana'a, YE	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓
Tabriz, IR	easy				✓	✓	✓	✓
Tehran, IR	easy			✓	✓	✓	✓
Tel Aviv, IL	easy	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

When should I plant zinnia in my city?

The best time to plant zinnia depends on your local climate zone. It thrives in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C. Wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact dates.

Can I grow zinnia in winter?

Zinnia is not frost tolerant and cannot survive winter outdoors in most temperate climates. In tropical areas (USDA Zones 10+), it may grow year-round.

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Frequently Asked Questions about Zinnia

When should I plant zinnia?

The best time to plant zinnia depends on your local climate. Zinnia grows best in temperatures between 18°C and 28°C (can tolerate 10°C to 35°C). Zinnia is not frost tolerant, so wait until after the last frost in your area. Check your city's planting calendar on GrowByCity for exact planting months.

Can zinnia grow in tropical climates?

Yes! Zinnia can grow in tropical climates. It's successfully grown in tropical cities like Abidjan, Abu Dhabi, Accra. Zinnia requires full sun and moderate watering.

How long does zinnia take to grow?

Zinnia typically takes 60-70 days from planting to harvest. It requires full sun and moderate watering. Sow directly after frost. Space for air circulation to prevent mildew.

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