Nicotiana
Gardening Tips: Perfumed Evenings
Whenever I smell heliotrope I think of the scene in Our
Town, in which the girl smells her mother’s Heliotrope from her bedroom window. I like to plant fragrant flowers
where their scent will waft indoors at night: Nicotiana next
to the back door, perhaps. Or Four O’Clocks under the open
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This old-fashioned beauty is a mainstay of fragrant estate gardens. A tender perennial, Nicotiana is usually grown as an annual: it is best to start it indoors, six to eight weeks prior to the last frost date in the spring. Summer flowering.
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#8250 Only the Lonely Nicotiana
Nicotiana sylvestris. A South American heirloom prized for
its intoxicating fragrance, Only the Lonely is a tall,
majestic plant graced with long, tubular white flowers. A
favorite of Victorian gardeners, Only the Lonely releases
its heady perfume in the evening hours~another perfect
variety for moonlit, terrace gardens. Perennial. Height: 48" to 60".
Check out our Fragrant Heirloom Flower Garden On our Collections Page
Packet of 2000 Seeds / $2.95
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#8260 Sensationally Fragrant Nicotiana Mixture
Nicotiana alata. Comprised of perfumed, freely flowering heirlooms, our romantic Sensationally Fragrant Mixture has graceful, nodding stems of creamy white, scarlet-red, lime-green and pale pink blooms. Its long tubular flowers attract hummingbirds, so plant it close to your porch or a low window for a good view. The image of hummingbirds feasting on the nectar of fragrant Nicotiana will be a lifelong memory for your children. Annual. Summer flowering. Height: 24” to 36”.
Packet of 2000 Seeds / $2.85
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