Sanvitalia progumbens - Mexican Creeping Zinnia Japanese Gardens

Sanvitalia progumbens - Mexican Creeping Zinnia Japanese GardensA creeping, abundant flowering Mexican Zinnia that is an annual, but will be a perrenial in mild coastal areas. The plant needs between 6 8 hours of direct sunshine to perform at its best. Plant in well drained soils that have plenty of organic matter, and allow to become a bit dry between waterings. The orange yellow flowers have a green center. Growing to only 6 inches high, this one will spread in your garden. Used in the foreground or as edging

growing to 4 ft tall x 5 ft wide in 10 years

Another fabulous discovery and introduction by Talon Buchholz of Buchholz & Buchholz Nursery in Oregon

One plant will grow 8 inches tall and 18 inches wide in 10 years

A big thanks goes to Jim Elliott for this award winning hybrid

In the trade for years

The tree grows to 10 ft tall but narrow

There may be some light fragrance on a warm day

The grafted varieties seem to have better qualities

Calluna vulgaris ‘Finale’ is a compact

mat-forming foliage

This little tree can be whatever you want it to be

where it rewards gardeners with reliable flowering and healthy evergreen foliage