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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 24 - 29 inches
Plant Spread: 26 - 27 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Yellow with scarlet-rose center
Other: Magenta-pink with yellow tips, and the pink gradually turns to rich red
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Other: Deadheading flowers ensures more flowering throughout the season.
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
AAS (All-America Selection®): 2006 National

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Zowie! Yellow Flame
Cultivar name: 'Zowie Yellow Flame'
Common names
  • Zinnia
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Zinnia elegans
  • Synonym: Zinnia violacea
Also sold as:
  • Zowie!

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Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2018-07-02
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-08-12
#pollination
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: July 2007
Zowie zinnia
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2015-07-07

Date: 2014-07-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-08-12
With a Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly #Pollination
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2015-09-03
Location: KALAMA WA
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photo by: Dwight Sipler
Location: Grantville, Georgia
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-08-29
With a Black Swallowtail Butterfly and a Skipper Butterfly. #Poll
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2013-09-17
Reseeded itself from 2012
Location: Indiana zone 5
Date: 2014-07-25
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28

Date: 2013-08-09

Date: 2013-08-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
With a Skipper Butterfly friend #Pollination

Date: 2012-06-18
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-24
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-08-29
With a Skipper Butterfly on flower. #Pollination

photo credit: Dwight Sipler
Location: MOBOT -   St Louis
Date: 2011-08-09
Location: KALAMA WA
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Photo courtesy of Harris Seeds
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Date: 2013-06-30

Courtesy Outsidepride
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Courtesy Outsidepride
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Courtesy Outsidepride
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-31
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2016-10-22
With a Skipper Butterfly friend #Pollination

Date: 2012-06-18
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-09
Location: Botanical Gardens of the State of Georgia...Athens, Ga
Date: 2019-08-21
Zinnia - Elegans Zowie Yellow Flame F1 001
Location: Cincinnati, Oh
Date: July 2007
Zinnias are loved by butterflies
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2013-07-28
Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10

Date: 2013-08-09
Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10
Location: Alexander's Farm Market, Whitmore Lake, MI
Date: 2012-06-10

Date: 2013-08-09
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-31
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-23
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
At the end of our side entry driveway
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-24
Twenty 'Zowie Yellow Flame' plants! Four 20 inch containers of Fi
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-10-28
My favorite Zinnia!
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2007-07-16
Location: Washington
Date: 2016-07-25
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2011-07-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 29, 2022 4:01 PM concerning plant:
    'Zowie! Yellow Flame' zinnia features bright scarlet-colored centers with yellow petals on 2-foot-tall plants. The 3- to 4-inch-wide flowers are supported on sturdy stems, making 'Zowie! Yellow Flame' a great cut flower.
  • Posted by Marilyn (Kentucky - Zone 6a) on Sep 22, 2011 5:15 PM concerning plant:
    This is my favorite Zinnia of all the varieties! Gorgeous and colorful!
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