Melinda Myers

Nicotiana

Botanical Name

Nicotiana alata

Hardiness

Zones 10 to 11, grown as annual elsewhere

Height

8 to 60 inches

Width

6 to 24 inches

Flowers

Summer to fall: white, lime green, yellow, red, pink, lavender; fragrant

Light

Part to full sun

Soil

Moist

Planting & Care

• Space plants 8 to 12 inches apart

Problems

Tobacco mosaic virus, hornworm, potato & flea beetle

Varieties

• Deep Purple - 2006 AAS winner
• Perfume Series - very fragrant, 16-20"
• Hummingbird Series - 12" Avalon Pink- bright pink flowers, 10"
• Nicotiana langsdorffii - 5', apple green flower
• Nicotiana sylvestris - 5', long tubular, small faced flowers, fragrant