Ornamental Flowering Tobacco
Price: $4.49
SKU: 1000261
'Flowering Tobacco' is generally grown as an interesting ornamental flowering plant. Since their flower heads will reach about five feet in height, they are typically planted towards the back of flowerbeds or along fences. It blooms from July through September with beautiful white flowers that are trumpet-shaped, and attract hummingbirds, bees, and other pollinating insects. They are a nice source of evening fragrance and attract species of pollinating night moths as well.
Related to the tobacco plants that are grown for smoking, and as a matter of fact thought to be one of the original parents of Nicotiana tabacum (the plant species used in modern tobacco products), because they are reportedly low in nicotine, it is not generally considered for, or used as, a smoking tobacco.
Also known as 'Ornamental' tobacco, 'Woodland' tobacco and 'South American' tobacco. Although it is biologically a perennial in its native habitat in the Andes region of Argentina and Bolivia, it is grown as a tender annual here in North America but does often self-seed from year to year without becoming a nuisance. Each packet contains about 100 seeds.
Plant Size (Height): 60
Lifespan: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Best sowing Method: Start Indoors
Blooming Season: Summer
Blooming Season: Fall
Bloom Color: White
Wildlife Interactions: Beneficial to Bees
Wildlife Interactions: Beneficial to Hummingbirds
Genetic Classification: Open Pollinated
Once tiny seedlings emerge, you can pick them out one by one and move them into individual cells. Very lightly fertilize and never allow the potting soil to dry out. Within 6 weeks it'll be ready to plant in the garden. Wait until all risk of frost is over before planting outdoors.
For additional information, please have a look at our more detailed guide with photos.
Customer Reviews:
By BOB & Rose (Western New York) on December 28, 2024
Greetings to the Victory Seed Folks, I'm a bit late responding to your invite to comment on our successes with your seeds but I still want to tell you, anyways! Call it "old guy syndrome"... A few years ago we received some of your Tobacco seeds and...well, the project fell by the wayside. This year (2024) however, we did receive and plant the ornamental seed, once we figured out the germination thing! We selected about a dozen plants to pot and eventually transplant to the garden. We got a later start than we aimed for here in western New York, but the attached picture shows the great results. Even though I knew an old gentleman, during my childhood, who grew his own smoking tobacco here, this was the first attempt for us. We even placed plants in larger pots for a couple of friends, retired from gardening, who enjoyed watching them grow over 4 ft. and burst with beautiful flowers! A success all around. We also got some Golden Bantam Corn from you...still trying to figure out if it was the horse manure that made it grow to 10 ft.! Gotta thank you for the quick order processing, as well as, good germinating seed. Thank you & Happy, successful New Year to you all, Bob & Rose (Western New York)
By Tigerbikes (NJ, USA) on July 22, 2024
Wow! Not only the best selection with great information on the website, Jon personally helped me with my first round of germination / seedlings to a great success. I highly recommend Victory Seeds.
