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A stunning candelabrum of purest white, fragrant blooms, flanked by a foil of lush, bold foliage. Create a cloud of perfume by planting Nicotiana sylvestris in drifts through your border. Plant History: From the Nightshade family, Solanaceae, the Nicotiana genus encompasses 60 species. The name commemorates Jean Nicot, the French Counsel to Portugal, who introduced tobacco into both France and Portugal. THE ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS, KEW: Kew grows more species in its 300 acres than any other garden in the world...
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"Daylight Sensation Flowering Tobacco has a fantastic color range of flowers on 36 tall plants that bloom throughout the summer. Blooms stay open all day and have some fragrance. This flower is usually grown as an annual."
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The seed of this brand new Sunflower is organically produced. Crisp, clean orange-gold petals and dark disk. Closest comparisons are Sunrich Orange and Pro Cut Orange. It is pollenless, and single stemmed. Perfect for commercial cut flower production. Flower diameter is approximately 4-6”, can get to 7-8” if plants are spaced further apart. Plant height is 3-4 ft. Average Maturity: 40-50 days for cutting when 1-2 petals start to show. 50-55 days for full maturation.
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How sad for all those newbie gardeners out there – for they may never know that “Flowering Tobacco” used to grow to 3-5’ tall, was deliciously scented, attracted butterflies, bloomed forever and was not only perennial but always self-sowed for lots of free “volunteers.” If we’re not careful and save our seed, this delightful heirloom may someday soon disappear forever! A time honored partner to old-fashioned roses and a shady garden killclassic, plant in part to bright shade in hotter inland areas...
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Clouds of star-shaped, white flowers, atop healthy green foliage, glow in the fading light of dusk, emitting an intense fragrance. Blooms from summer until frost. Very sweet-scented, rare, old, alata strain, cultivated since 1829. The plants grow well, no matter which plants are its neighbors. *G@65°-70°F~2-3 wks on soil surface - needs light. Certified Organic. Annual 2-3 ft. Approx 100 seeds per pack
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Makes a stately accent plant in the garden. It grows about 4-5 feet tall and about 2 feet wide. In mid-summer it produces long white trumpet flowers that have a pleasant fragrance.
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Annual. 60 days to flowers (very fast!). I've come across this plant growing spontaneously and wild in dry arroyos in Arizona and New Mexico. It always stops me in my tracks and evokes great respect. I can see why it is considered such a potent totem among the native people. Huichol is a powerful ceremonial and smoking tobacco, making small leaves on long petioles. The plant makes multitudes of decorative, pendulous, yellow-green blossoms, flowering to 3 feet. This Tobacco is so resinous that...
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Sowing: Sow on the surface of the compost from late winter to early spring in John Innes Seed Compost. Make sure that the compost is moist but not wet and seal in a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 10-20 days at 70F. Do not exclude light which is beneficial to germination. Growing: Transplant when large enough to handle and grow on in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost, 12 inches apart...
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This fascinating species comes from Brazil. Unique green-colored blooms look like upside-down goblets and have conspicuous blue pollen. Deserves a place in any border. Self-seeding, hardy annual that grows 3640" tall. Approx 100 seeds per pack
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The seed of this brand new Sunflower is organically produced. Crisp, clean orange-gold petals and dark disk. Closest comparisons are Sunrich Orange and Pro Cut Orange. It is pollenless, and single stemmed. Perfect for commercial cut flower production. Flower diameter is approximately 4-6”, can get to 7-8” if plants are spaced further apart. Plant height is 3-4 ft. Average Maturity: 40-50 days for cutting when 1-2 petals start to show. 50-55 days for full maturation.
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Sowing: Sow on the surface of a good free draining seed compost from late winter to spring. Make sure the compost is moist but not wet and seal in a polythene bag until after germination which usually takes 7-20 days at 70-75F. Do not exclude light which is beneficial to germination. Growing: Transplant when large enough to handle and grow on in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatize to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out, after all risk of frost, 12 inches apart in a sunny spot...
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