(Nicotiana sylvestris) This statuesque nicotiana (part of the tobacco family) creates a spectacularly tall focal point to cottage-style gardens. Very vertical in stature, it grows from verdant green rosettes to 6+’ topped with clusters of extraordinarily long (4-5”) and slim, tubed, nodding white blooms. The effect of the sweetly fragrant clusters are like trailing fireworks in the evening garden but better because you know, they’re quiet and not smokey. Undeniably one of the tallest and most fragrant additions to your upcoming garden. Deer resistant.
90 days. UO

Packet: 150 seeds

[split]

Growing Info

SOWING:

Sow indoors 6-8 weeks before your last frost.

Transplant out after last frost.

Note: Very hardy and long blooming until first frost! Will self-sow but has not been aggressive in our experience.

PLANTING DEPTH:

Cover lightly as light aids in germination.

SPACING:

12-18"

EMERGENCE:

7-14 days @ soil temp 70-85F.

LIGHT:

Full sun to part shade

FERTILITY:

Average. Prefers well-drained, and evenly moist soil.

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

Loved by pollinators!

Deer and rabbit resistant.

These flowers prefer to be admired in the garden.

Nicotiana, 'Only the Lonely'