Scentsation Nicotiana blooms on a white background.
Nicotiana Seeds, Scentsation Mix
Multi-colored Scentsation Mix Nicotiana blooming in the garden.
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Close-up view of multi-colored Scentsation Mix Nicotiana blooms on wood.
Scentsation Nicotiana blooms on a white background.
Nicotiana Seeds, Scentsation Mix
Multi-colored Scentsation Mix Nicotiana blooming in the garden.
Close-up view of multi-colored Scentsation Mix Nicotiana blue background.
Close-up view of multi-colored Scentsation Mix Nicotiana blooms on wood.

Nicotiana Seeds,
Scentsation Mix

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Description

A wonderful and fragrant flower that blooms all summer and attracts a host of beautiful pollinator insects. Nicotianas were popular in early America, and even Thomas Jefferson planted them. This tall variety produces flowers that open in the day; the colors range from pink, red, lavender, rose, and white. Plant these for an easy-breezy splash of color!

Caution: All tobacco is poisonous.

Growing Tips: For transplants, surface sow indoors in early spring indoors. Direct sow outdoors after last spring frost. Plants require full sun, rich soil, and moderate moisture. CAUTION: Poisonous

Plant Details

Botanical Name
Nicotiana alata
Life Cycle
Annual
Sun Requirement
Full sun
Days to Germinate
10–21
Days to Maturity
70
Planting Depth
Surface sow
Plant Spacing
12–14 in.
Ideal Temperature
70–75°F
Frost Hardy
No

Growing Guide

When to Grow

Start Scentsation Mix indoors 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date, surface sowing the seed and pressing it gently into the mix, as light aids germination. Hold the flats at 70-75°F and look for sprouts in 10 to 21 days. Transplant outdoors 2 weeks after your last frost has passed; where the season is long, you can direct sow outdoors on that same schedule instead. Plants are not frost hardy, and they reach blooming size in about 70 days, flowering right through the summer.

How to Sow and Plant

  • Seeds germinate in 7-21 days.
  • Start indoors 6-8 weeks before last frost and transplant 2 weeks after last frost has passed.
  • Gardeners in long- season areas can direct sow 2 weeks after last frost.
  • Surface sow seeds and gently press into soil, as light aids germination.
  • Ideal germination temperature is 70-75 F.

How to Grow

  • Plants prefer full sun, though in southern locales a bit of afternoon shade is ideal.
  • Provide well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
  • Keep plants well fed; they like highly fertile soil and regular watering.
  • Space plants 12 inches apart.
  • Deadhead to encourage continued blooming.
  • Most varieties are on the taller side, and should ideally be located in the middle and back of the landscape design.

PESTS/SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS

  • A disease- and pest-free flower.

How to Save Seeds

Saving sunflower seeds is very easy!

  • Plants will readily self sow but will often bloom late and are better saved and started indoors the following spring.
  • Hand pick dried seed capsules before they shatter and scatter all over the garden.
  • Save seeds in a cool, dark, dry place over winter.

FAQ

Do I need to cover the seeds when I sow them?

No. Surface sow and press the seed gently into the soil rather than burying it, because light aids germination. At 70-75°F, seedlings appear in 10 to 21 days.

Where should this mix go in the garden?

Scentsation Mix is a tall variety, and most nicotianas are on the taller side and are best located in the middle and back of the landscape design. Space plants 12 to 14 inches apart in full sun, in well-drained soil rich in organic matter; in southern locales a bit of afternoon shade is ideal. The colors range from pink, red, lavender, rose, and white.

Is Nicotiana safe to eat?

No. All tobacco is poisonous. Grow Scentsation Mix strictly as an ornamental for beds, borders, containers, and the cottage garden; the showy flowers are especially attractive to butterflies and other pollinators.

Customer reviews

4.6 / 5 21 Reviews

What gardeners are saying

  • Evening fragrance: Jasmine-like scent opens at dusk and drifts across the yard.

  • Hummingbird magnet: Hummingbirds, bees and moths work the blooms all season.

  • Easy to start: Nearly every seed comes up, even direct sown outdoors.

  • Blooms through heat: Flowers from early summer past frost; perennial in mild zones.

  • Heads up: Tall and floppy without staking; sticky leaves; it self-sows.

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