Nicotiana alata
Ornamental tobacco
Common names: Jasmine tobacco, Feathered tobacco
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Description
The ornamental tobacco opens its star‑shaped trumpet flowers especially in the evening, releasing a sweet jasmine scent that attracts moths. This annual plant blooms from July until frost in white, pink, and red. All parts of the plant are poisonous and should not be consumed. Keep a distance from Solanaceae to prevent disease.
Care instructions
Sow the seeds from March on a windowsill as a light starter (press seeds lightly into the soil). Transplant after the last frost (mid‑May) to a sunny to partially shaded spot. Keep the soil consistently moist and fertilize lightly from June onward. Prune spent flowers; the plant will set new blooms until October.
Companion planting
Rather not
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