If one were to make an alphabetical list of flowers from A to Z, zinnia would typically be near, if not at the end of the list. Although the first letter in the word zinnia begins with Z, if I were asked to make such a list, I would immediately change its name to “A-zinnia.” By so doing, it would place its name near the top, a position I feel it firmly deserves. My reasons include the following:
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