Nicotiana alata

NICOTIANA alata
Flowering Tobacco, Tobacco Plant

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Type:
Annual

Height: 18-24" (45-60cm)

Flowering Time: Summer

Flower Colour: White, pink, red, green.

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Botanical Classification:

Class:
Angiospermae (Angiosperms)

Subclass: Dicotyledonae (Dicotyledons)

Superorder: Asteridae (Daisy Superorder)

Order: Polemoniales (Jacob's Ladder Order)

Family: Solanaceae (Potato Family)

Genus: Nicotiana (Tobacco)

Species: alata (winged)

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Nicotiana alata has long been a popular summer bedding plant. From a basal rosette of large, slightly sticky, leaves, rise stems about 2 feet tall with clusters of long-tubed trumpet flowers in shades from white, through pink to maroon or cream to green, with a soft perfume.
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Harvesting and Growing from Seed:

Germination:
Spring
Inside (14 days)

Seed Pod The seed pod is a pointed capsule.
Seed The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod.
Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are also rounded.

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				Germination: Spring Inside (14 days)
Seed Pod The seed pod is a pointed capsule. Seed The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in a seedpod. Seedling The seedleaves are rounded. The first true leaves are also rounded.