This flower is a Zinnia, detailed characteristics:
* Color: The flower in the photo is a bright red Zinnia. Zinnias come in a variety of colors including red, orange, yellow, white, and purple.
* Shape: Zinnias have a distinctive daisy-like shape with multiple layers of petals radiating out from a central disc.
* Growth: Zinnias are perennial plants, meaning they complete their life cycle in about a year. They typically grow to about 1-3 feet tall, about 30-100 cm.
* Origin: Native to North America and Mexico.
Watch YouTube videos of Zinnia flowers in the home yard.
Additional Information:
* Zinnias are popular garden flowers because of their bright, cheerful colors and long blooming period, which can last from late spring to early fall. In tropical areas such as around Jakarta, Dahlias can flower all year round.
* This plant is relatively easy to grow and attracts pollinating insects such as butterflies and bees.
* Zinnias like morning sunlight about 6-8 hours per day, and slightly moist soil. It can be watered twice a week. Increase watering during the dry season, once a day.
* Zinnias usually grow from seeds that fall to the ground from ripe flowers. Zinnias that are big enough, about 10 cm high, can be moved from their parent location to another desired location. Make sure the Zinnia roots are not broken too much when moved. By digging a fairly wide area of soil about 5 cm in radius, and about 5 cm deep on the Zinnia to be moved. It will flower when it is about 3 months old, with a height of about 30 cm.