Zinnia elegans in my potager.

Zinnia, oh Zinnia! a most wonderful flower, it sounds like a beautiful womens name, but it´s actually named after a german (not very pretty) botanist! Zinnia is a genus of 20 species of family Asteraceae. Originate from South America, but primarily Mexico. Zinnia was introduced to Europe in 1613. Carolus Linnaeus (Swedish guy) gave the flower it’s name. The name of the genus derives from the