Plant name: ‘Highlight’ Zinnia

Botanical name: Zinnia ‘Highlight’

Suggested by: Tracy Lee of Burpee

Virtues: The blooms on this zinnia are extremely bright—the color of a highlighter pen. Reads well from a distance.

Flower: Bright yellow, 1.5-inch, daisy-type blooms.

Foliage: Deep green.

Habit: Bushy and upright to 18 inches.

Season: All summer.

Companions: Dark leaf coleus or bright, hot pink zinnias.