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Langsdorff's tobacco

Nicotiana langsdorffii

Also called Flowering Tobacco

Langsdorff's tobacco
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0

Langsdorff's tobacco is an annual ornamental in the nightshade family, grown for its sticky leaves and nodding, apple-green bell flowers. Give it a sunny, sheltered spot with regular moisture and warm conditions.

Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist, watering at the base and avoiding waterlogging.
Soil
Fertile, well-drained garden soil or peat-based potting mix.
Temperature
15–30 °C; protect below 5 °C, as it is frost-tender.
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: Leaves and other parts contain nicotine-like alkaloids and can cause severe discomfort and irritation if eaten.
Native range
SE. & S. Brazil to NE. Argentina
Climate
subtropical

About

Nicotiana langsdorffii, Langsdorff's tobacco, is a species of flowering plant in the nightshade family Solanaceae, native to Brazil.

Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is an annual plant with large sticky leaves up to

Other Nicotiana plants

Manyflower tobacco · Jasmine tobacco · Nicotiana benthamiana · Debney's Tobacco · Tree tobacco · Nicotiana mutabilis · Tobacco · Aztec tobacco · South American tobacco · Cultivated tobacco · Tobacco

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Nicotiana langsdorffii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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