General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F
Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered)
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects

Common names
  • Tobacco

Plant Events from our members
dave On March 23, 2024 Transplanted
Planted these all over the place, mostly around my tomatoes.
dave On February 19, 2024 Seeds germinated
Very high rates of germination. I pulled out 12 of them and potted them up into 4 pack cells.
dave On February 17, 2024 Seeds sown
Sifted very fine peat moss into a petri dish, soaked it nicely, sprinkled seed onto wet surface. Placed in the growtent under the light.
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