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:

Seed Pod
The seed pod is a pointed capsule.

Seed
The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in each seedpod.

Seedling
The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are also rounded.

Seed sowing and Germination
Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 14 days.

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	Seed Pod The seed pod is a pointed capsule.
	Seed The seeds are tiny brown balls. There are many seeds in each seedpod.
	Seedling The seedleaves are rounded, and the first true leaves are also rounded.
Seed sowing and Germination Spring: Seeds sown inside in spring germinated in 14 days.