zinnia
Plant
Annual bedding flower
1-3' tall
Stem
Opposite leaf arrangement
Leaf
1½-4" long
Linear or narrowly ovate
Opposite, simple
Sessile (do not have petioles)
Flower
Clustered in heads up to 6" wide
Small, tubular disc flowers in center, usually yellow
Larger outer showy flowers in pink, red, orange, lavender, white, bicolor