The chamber previously housed lettuce; these zinnias are the first flowering plants for the space station.
gizmodo.com Well-known members include sunflowers, bedding plants like zinnias and cosmos, and agricultural varieties like safflowers, some lettuces and artichokes.
www.thestar.com Several genera are popular with the horticultural community, including marigold, pot marigold (also known as calendula), cone flowers, various daisies, fleabane, chrysanthemums, dahlias, zinnias, and heleniums.
en.wikipedia.org He writes next to the garden he tends: eggplant, lettuce and zinnias.
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