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Solanaceae
Nicotiana( DOMINO SERIES)
Flowering Tobacco
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With evening-scented flowers in a range of colors, the dwarf Domino Series of flowering tobacco are a collection of vigorous and free flowering plants! These hybrid tender perennials that are best grown as annual bedding plants will tolerate light winter frosts and may behave as short-lived, semi-evergreen perennials if trimmed back in autumn after flowering wanes.
The oblong lance-like leaves are an attractive emerald green. In summer's warmth, the rosette of leaves sends up a lightly branched stem that bears many tubular flowers with five lobes, each held slightly upwards and fragrant late in the afternoon and at night. Colors include red, purple, salmon, pink, white, rose and light green and bicolors. Flowers often remain closed in full sun but open in late afternoon and into dusk, releasing intense fragrance to help guide pollinating moths to the nectar. Seeds later form and will drop to sprout nearby when growing conditions are favorable.
Grow flowering tobacco plants in the Domino Series in full sun to partial shade situations in a moist, fertile and well-draining soil. They're delightful in annual beds, foregrounds of perennial mixed borders as well as small containers. In regions where they will perennialize (for only a couple seasons), use them in the cottage garden. In tropical regions plant seedlings in spring or fall--not during the hot, humid rainy season.
There are potential health concerns regarding these plants. For more information visit: http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/php/plants.php?action=indiv&byname=scientific&keynum=60 .
12 - 1
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Annual
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial Shade
11"-14" / 27.9cm - 35.6cm
6"-9" / 15.2cm - 22.9cm
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Hybrid Origin
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Well Drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Fast
Average Water
Clump-Forming
Summer, Fall
Showy
White, Red, Purple, Pink, Magenta, Burgundy, Light Green, Lime Green
Sandy Brown
Green
Yes
No
Single
Medium
Glossy
Semi-Evergreen
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border
Butterflies
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