Description: | A tall stately plant with 5-6 inch white trumpet shaped flowers. |
Pronunciation: | (ni-ko-shee-AN-a) |
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plant
type:
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Annuals |
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Hardiness
zone:
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Sunlight:
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best in full |
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Moisture:
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average |
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Soil
& Site:
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average |
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Media:
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Temperature:
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If properly acclimated it can be put out early in the spring, will also tolerate light frosts. I use to grow this plant in cold frames along with Petunias and Viola. (Zone #5) |
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Flowers:
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white flowers, 5-6 inches long, made up of a fused corolla tube with, five angular calyx |
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Foliage:
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leaves are large, sessile, somewhat wavy and slightly clasping the stem. |
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Dimensions:
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5 feet tall |
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Maintenance:
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if grown in shade they may need to be staked, will readily reseed |
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Propagation:
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seeds, collecting volunteer seedlings |
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Origin & History:
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Nicotiana sylvestris is native to Argentina. Sylvestris means "of the woods". |
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Notes
& Reference:
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(References: #48-Harrowsmiths Annual Garden (Bennet and Forsyth),#51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud)
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