common zinnia

Zinnia elegans, also referred to as youth-and-age or elegant zinnia, is an annual species in the daisy family, Asteraceae. Originally from Mexico, it is cultivated as an ornamental plant and has become naturalized in many areas. Its distribution includes regions such as Brazil, Taiwan, Italy, Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Sicily, Spain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sweden, Romania, India, Albania, Zambia, Tanzania, Mali, and the Indian Ocean islands.