LIFE CYCLE
Annual
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
pollinator-friendly
GROWTH HABIT
Upright
BLOOM SEASON
Summer
FLAVOUR PROFILE
Ornamental, aromatic
SUITABLE FOR
Outdoor
SEED TYPE
Open-pollinated
PLANT TYPE
Flowering plant
PLANTING SEASON
Spring
FRUIT SIZE
N/A
PLANT HEIGHT
90–150 cm
LIGHT REQUIREMENT
Full Sun to Partial Shade
WATER NEEDS
Moderate
HARDINESS ZONES
9–11
CONTAINER GARDEN
Yes
PLANT SPACING
45–60 cm
PLANTING DEPTH
Surface sow
GROWING CONDITIONS
warm climate
Frequently Asked Questions
What makes Night-Scented Tobacco a popular flowering plant?
What makes Night-Scented Tobacco a popular flowering plant?
Night-Scented Tobacco is admired for its delicate star-shaped blooms, sweet evening fragrance, and graceful growth habit, making it a popular choice for moon gardens, cottage gardens, borders, and ornamental landscape displays.
Where can Night-Scented Tobacco be grown?
Where can Night-Scented Tobacco be grown?
It grows well in flower beds, borders, cottage gardens, raised beds, and containers with fertile, well-drained soil in a location that receives full sun to partial shade.
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Do bees, butterflies, and other pollinators visit the flowers?
Yes, the fragrant, nectar-rich blooms may attract bees, butterflies, moths, and other beneficial pollinating insects during the flowering season.
Can Night-Scented Tobacco be grown in containers?
Can Night-Scented Tobacco be grown in containers?
Yes, its upright growth habit and fragrant blooms make it well suited for containers, patio planters, balconies, window boxes, and outdoor seating areas where its evening fragrance can be enjoyed.
Does removing spent flowers encourage continued blooming?
Does removing spent flowers encourage continued blooming?
Yes, deadheading faded blooms helps keep plants looking tidy and may encourage continued flowering under suitable growing conditions.
Does Night-Scented Tobacco provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Does Night-Scented Tobacco provide long-lasting seasonal interest?
Yes, healthy plants produce abundant fragrant blooms and attractive green foliage throughout the flowering season, adding lasting color, texture, fragrance, and ornamental appeal to gardens, borders, and containers under suitable growing conditions.