Scientific Name:
Nicotiana sylvestris
Pronunciation:
nih-koe-shee-AY-nuh sill-VESS-tris
Common Name:
flowering tobacco
Family Name:
Solanaceae
Plant Type:
Annual
Key ID Features:
Leaves coarse, oblong to spatulate, sessile with a clasping base, up to 37cm long x 18cm wide; florets white, strongly fragrant (especially at night), in pendant clusters with very long-tubed corollas, up to 7cm long.
Habit:
Upright
Form:
Pyramidal - narrowly
Texture:
Coarse
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.3 - 0.6m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
South America (Argentina, Bolivia)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 10: (-1 to 4 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun only if soil kept moist, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Humus rich, Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Attract birds, Attract butterflies, Fragrance, Perennial border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate, Sessile
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glandular hairs
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Oblong, Spatulate
Apices:
Acute, Rounded
Bases:
Auriculate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Panicle-like
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Tubular
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct, Nov
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Propagation:
Seed
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Beetles or weevils, Virus (Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
