Nicotiana is a tropical genus that has Tobacco as its most infamous member, but all of the 70-odd species are fragrant in flower or leaf, or both. Works well with grasses, Cannas, etc. The Nicotiana genus contains over 60 species of heavily flowering, half-hardy plants and shrubs. Quite heat tolerant; good in containers. 67 cultivars of flowering tobacco exist. The 67 species of Nicotiana hail from Australia, North America, and tropical South America. Extremely fragrant. flowering tobacco nicotiana sylvestris. For a summer spectacle that looks and smells good, surround a limegreen nicotiana with fiery-leaved solenostemon and chartreuse heuchera in a 14in brown glazed pot … Press a little hole in the soil about the same size as the rootball, lay it in and fill in around the edges nicely. Foliage of the nicotiana plant can be large, making the plant bushy. This one I can hardly smell. I bought two to plant in a huge pot with some smaller annuals. All mine are species and seed true. Bilje Posts: 475. Purfume Purple was a reliable and colorful performer all season long. 0. First, if I plant Nicotiana sylvestris again, I'll be sure to grow some in pots. Most species’ blooms stay closed in daytime hours, only opening fully in the evening. Cultivars of Nicotiana Plant. Select Seeds offered plants of Nicotiana alata green this year. If growing nicotiana rustica, a closer spacing may be used. Intensely fragrant, 312 inches-long, tubular white flowers are borne in tiers atop a statuesque plant. This is one of the most fragrant of the varieties. The Starmaker series, growing 1012 inches tall, is led by 'Lime/Purple Bi-color'. Looking down at young nicotiana alata plants growing in pot in backyard garden, also known at night blooming jasmine tobacco. It can be counted on to self seed and fill in the gaps. Back fill with soil and firm the surface around the base of the plant so it stands up on its own. An attractive and somewhat pendulous perennial, it’s often seen growing in sheltered spots, adorning garden borders and flower pots throughout the summer months. 0. I was disappointed in ‘Saratoga Lime’. Among the 67 Nicotiana species are several species that are grown in the garden as ornamentals, including N. sylvestris, N. alata, ‘Lime Green,’ and N. langsdorffii, all of which share the common name flowering tobacco. Use a hose-end sprayer set to a fine mist to water nicotiana seeds. ... Dave's right about the nicotiana sold as bedding plants. I have worked with annual Nicotiana ‘Purfume Purple’ and ‘Saratoga Lime’. Nicotiana sylvestris. The Nicotiana genus is composed of 67 different herbaceous perennial plants and shrubs in the Solanaceae plant family. One is a little shorter with a green flower fading whitish in the middle. Sylvestris may reach a height of 3 to 5 feet with fragrant white flowers. Carefully remove the transplant from its nursery pot and slip the roots into the hole. The other is a little taller and has a solid green flower. Tobacco plants average about 2 feet in width, so a spacing of around 3 feet between plants and 5 feet between rows is the minimum you want to allow. Pot growing basics. Nicotiana sylvestris is a staple in my garden designs. All have tubular or trumpet-shaped flowers that usually open in the evening and at night, sometimes releasing a potent fragrance. I sow in pots in the cold GH. Sylvestris is perennial and hardier. I've never had self sowing but I do get over-wintering by N. sylvestris. The cultivar Alata has leaves which may grow to 10 inches, with up to 4 inch blooms. They can be used as specimen or bedding plants, in borders, woodland gardens or containers. To 5 feet tall, 2 feet wide, with leaves that can reach 12 feet long. Dave Morgan Posts: 3,123. 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