Six Zinnia species and four garden cultivars compared through exact Wikimedia Commons photographs, with photographer credits and licences. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Original video contributions: CC BY-SA 4.0. Individual photographs retain the licences and credits listed in attribution; public-domain and CC0 photographs remain so. Photograph credits: 1. File:Zinnienblüte Zinnia elegans stack15 20190722-RM-7222254.jpg; Ermell; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnienbl%C3%BCte_Zinnia_elegans_stack15_20190722-RM-7222254.jpg; Complete-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 2. File:Zinnia angustifolia 2015-06-20 3320.jpg; Salicyna; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_angustifolia_2015-06-20_3320.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 3. File:Zinnia haageana BotGardBln07122011A.jpg; User:BotBln; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_haageana_BotGardBln07122011A.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 4. File:Zinnia grandiflora 1.jpg; Stan Shebs; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_grandiflora_1.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 5. File:Zinnia acerosa flowers.jpg; Stan Shebs; CC BY-SA 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_acerosa_flowers.jpg; Complete-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 6. File:Zinnia peruviana4.jpg; Urban; Public domain; ; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_peruviana4.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 7. File:Zinnia elegans 'Envy' Cynia wytworna 2018-09-02 02.jpg; Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_elegans_%27Envy%27_Cynia_wytworna_2018-09-02_02.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 8. File:Zinnia elegans Violet Queen 2023-07-11 8371.jpg; Salicyna; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_elegans_Violet_Queen_2023-07-11_8371.jpg; Complete-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 9. File:Zinnia elegans 'Zowie Yellow Flame' JRVdH 01.jpg; Cephas; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_elegans_%27Zowie_Yellow_Flame%27_JRVdH_01.jpg; Complete-image fit and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence. 10. File:Zinnia elegans 'Magellan Pink'.jpg; Don McCulley; CC BY-SA 4.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File%3AZinnia_elegans_%27Magellan_Pink%27.jpg; Inspected portrait crop and scaling; title and caption bars added. Photograph retains the stated source licence.