planting nicotiana seeds Only the Lonely Nicotiana

planting nicotiana seeds Only the Lonely NicotianaThe tallest, largest flowering nicotiana. Give it lots of room in the back of the beds. By mid summer, stalks as thick as your finger shoot up 4 to 4 1 2 feet with enormous clusters of pendulous white blooms. These 4 inch trumpets bloom all summer, and their evening fragrance is very intoxicating. 100 seeds PLANTING Nicotiana sylvestris Annual Germination: 7 10 days Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70 75F Seed Planting Depth: Sow on

The tallest, largest flowering nicotiana. Give it lots of room in the back of the beds. By mid-summer, stalks as thick as your finger shoot up 4 to 4 1/2 feet with enormous clusters of pendulous white blooms. These 4-inch trumpets bloom all summer, and their evening fragrance is very intoxicating. 

100 seeds 

PLANTING

Nicotiana sylvestris

Annual

Germination: 7-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF

Seed Planting Depth: Sow on the surface, seeds need light to germinate.

Starting Indoors: Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperature. Transplant after the last frost, 10-12" apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Direct sow after last frost, Sow lightly and thin to 10-12" apart. 

Growth Habit: Upright

Height and Width:  48-60" by 12"

Spacing: 10-12"

Light Needs:  Shade to sun

Soil Needs: Rich, well-drained

Approximate days to flower from seed: 75-90 days

Uses:  Flower beds, containers, attracts pollinators and beneficials

Care: Water seedlings regularly until established. Amend soil with compost before transplanting.  Cut back stems as the blooms fade, this encourages more flower production. Reseeds easily.