Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana sylvestris ) | Annuals & Biennials | Plants

Tobacco Plant

Nicotiana sylvestris

Common Name: Tobacco Plant
Genus: Nicotiana
Species: sylvestris

Jean Nicot is thought to have first introduced tobacco into Portugal and France.

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Category: Annuals & Biennials

Height: 1.50 m (150 cm)
Spread: 0.50 m (50 cm)

Hardiness: Tender
Growth Rate: Average
Flowering Period: August and September
Foliage Type: Deciduous
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: White
Sun/Shade: Full sun or Partial shade
Soil Type: Normal/Loam
Soil Moisture: Moist, but well drained
Features: Has interesting foliage, Has fragrant flowers/foliage

This species of Tobacco Plant is a perennial, but in the U.K. it is usually grown as an annual bedding plant because it is not frost hardy. From late summer and into autumn, long, tube-shaped, strongly fragrant, white flowers are produced. Nicotiana sylvestris has bright green, very large leaves.
This plant may require staking.