Scientific Name: Nicotiana langsdorffii

Height: Langsdorff's tobacco plants can grow quite tall, often reaching heights of 90cm – 1.8m, making them a striking presence in gardens.

Days to maturity: The plant takes approximately 90 days from planting to reach maturity. This timeline allows farmers to plan their harvests effectively and ensures that the tobacco leaves are fully developed before being harvested.

Sun preference: The Nicotiana tobacco plant prefers some shade, especially during the hottest parts of the day. While it can grow in full sun, providing some shade can help protect the plants from excessive heat and sunlight, which can improve their overall health and yield.

Plant type: The Nicotiana tobacco plant is a perennial Grow in moist but well-drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Deadhead spent blooms regularly to prolong flowering.

Appearance :  Nicotiana langsdorffii is a fantastic nicotiana for growing in large swathes at the back of an herbaceous border, or dotting among other perennials. It bears tall spikes of flowers and makes an excellent cut flower, the perfect foil for more boldly coloured plants, both in the garden and the vase. The flowers of Nicotiana langsdorffii are small and tubular, typically greenish-yellow with a bright lime-green star-shaped pattern inside. They are borne in clusters and have a delicate, sweet fragrance.

Harvesting: cut the stem above a set of healthy leaves to encourage more flowers, when the flowers are at their peak

Vaselife:  The vase life of Nicotiana tobacco flowers is typically 5-7 days once cut. 

Special Features :  The fragrance is especially noticeable in the evening to attract sphinx moth pollinators. This species self-seeds readily but is easy to identify and pull if unwanted, making volunteer seedlings manageable in cold climate gardens. Nicotiana tobacco plants are highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies due to their trumpet-like flowers that bloom throughout the season in various colours.