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 70-75F

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

Starting Indoors:Start indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-75F 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.