Much like daisies, zinnias prefer to have full sunlight and adequate water. Zinnias benefit from deadheading to encourage further blooming. Zinnias may be white, chartreuse, yellow, orange, red, purple, or lilac. Zinnias are easy to grow with potential heavy blooms that gush in color. Zinnias are grown in the summertime,& bloom all summer long. The creeping zinnias (genus Sanvitalia ) are plants belonging to the sunflower family. Zinnias grow easily and prefer well-drained, loamy soil and full sun. "Zinnias&colon; the Life of Clementine Hunter", at Montclair State University in New Jersey. The artist herself donated an oil painting of "Zinnias" to Randolph-Macon Woman's College in 1926.