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Zinnia elegans (syn. Zinnia violacea) known as youth-and-age,[3] common zinnia or elegant zinnia, is an annual flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. It is native to Mexico but grown as an ornamental in many places and naturalised in several places, including scattered locations in South and Central America, the West Indies, the United States, Australia, and Italy.

The uncultivated plant grows to about 1,340 cm (527 in) in height. It has solitary flower heads about 5 cm (2 in) across. The purple ray florets surround black and yellow discs. The lanceolate leaves are opposite the flower heads. Flowering occurs during the summer months.

Zinnia elegans - Wikipedia