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How to Grow and Care for Flowering tobacco

Flowering tobacco, also known as Sweet tobacco, Winged tobacco, Persian tobacco, Tanbaku, Ornamental tobacco

Flowering tobacco, known for its pleasant fragrance and elongated trumpet-shaped flowers, generally requires minimal maintenance. A special care point for flowering tobacco is to ensure consistent moisture without waterlogging, preferably through regular watering and well-draining soil. Additionally, deadheading spent blooms can encourage more vigorous flowering. Despite these considerations, flowering tobacco is regarded as an easy-to-care-for plant that adapts well to a variety of garden settings.

Watering schedule: Every week

Sunlight Requirements: Full sun

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Planting and Growing Flowering tobacco

Toughness	High
Care Level	Medium
Care Difficulty	Easy
Lifespan	Perennial, Annual, Biennial
Watering Schedule	Every week
Sunlight Requirements	Full sun
Soil Type	Garden Soil
Soil pH	6-7
Planting Time	Spring
Hardiness Zones	9-11

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Varieties of Flowering tobacco

Flowering tobacco 'Lime Green'

A cultivar of Flowering tobacco, flowering tobacco 'Lime Green' sports small, trumpet-shaped blossoms nearly indistinguishable from the leaves in hue. These flowers bloom from summer to autumn, and they are appreciated for their fragrance; however, as the chartreuse-colored blossoms close in bright sunlight, they are best appreciated in the early morning or late evening.

Flowering tobacco 'Grandiflora'

The flowering tobacco 'Grandiflora' is a variety of tobacco plant, a member of the nightshade family. This cultivar is an annual. Its attractive, white, star-shaped flowers gave rise to the cultivar's name which means 'large flowers.' The bloom color distinguishes it from other varieties. Gardeners like it because it pairs well with other plants in a garden bed. The flowers smell like jasmine.

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Flowering tobacco exhibits a luminous display of trumpet-shaped blooms with a soft, velvety texture, typically opening in the evening. Its flowers, ranging in color from white and various pink hues to rich reds, reach up to 3 inches (7.6 cm) in length. They are borne on branching stems that can rise up to 5 feet (1.5 meters) tall, forming a bushy silhouette. This plant's pointed, lance-shaped leaves are deep green, creating a vivid backdrop for the fragrant flowers that attract nighttime pollinators.