Genus: Nicotiana

Just had a look. Nicotiana glauca is related to the morning glory and is known as the climbing tobacco tree. That's your baby. I repeat, don't eat it.

John.

Hi Spritz. I answered this as a retired medic then later (after reading your post) did the horticultural research. My scientific method was perfect as a Dr but useless as an horticulturalist. I've had a look now and I agree. The N. sylvestris does produce pods but there are loads of them, all small, and the leaves are different. This may be related to the Nicotania family but it isn't sylvestris. I stick to my advice though - don't eat them. I'm sure we have no disagreement at all. LOL.

John

That photo isn't a Nicotiana, though - is it? Certainly not N. sylvestris. It looks like a climbing plant.

Hi Peter. The tobacco plant certainly flowers and seeds and, being into exotics I've long wanted to try them. But of course in the UK it can really only be grown as an annual so I've never tried. So I'm guessing that these are seed pods and, in common with all other tobacco products will probably be toxic. I suspect in the case of seeds, extremely toxic. I've had a look on a couple of medical sites, known only to the trade, but I'm afraid they don't cover the horticulture bit. But like most doctors (even retired ones) I would advise most strongly against ingesting.

John.

Ours are much smaller leaved and compact than this. I love it. I'm gonna looks for this, sylvestris.

Very pretty! Mine never made it to flowering this year, got started too late.

It's a plant, annual grown from seed, so neither tree nor bush. It's Nicotiana sylvestris otherwise known as Tobacco plant.

I have a Nicotiana Glauca which has yellow flowers that the hummingbirds love...is this a tree or bush, Chris. The leaves are shaped the same but more blue green on mine.

the nicotiana was late ...the cannas were late...just about all the lovely annuals I plant..whether from seed or bulb,corm or rhizome seemed to be delayed to the point of missing the boat!! lol. must have been the late cold spring we had... oh well better late than never, aye Gillian? BUT ~on~the~otherhand~~ I have an easter lily that is in bud...and the delphs are putting up more blossom!! hmmm???

Still hoping mine will get to flower before we get frost! I love these.

They are prodigious seed producers, aren't they? I love these plants, they grow so tall and the white scented flowers fill the night air with a great scent...they compete with the four o'clocks. They are marketing a variety called "only the lonely" over here. perhaps they were trying to be politically correct and not tell people that they were growing the hated weed. lol.

I've just bought some seeds of this off e-bay. If they look like this one, i shall be well pleased :-)

wow, these are pretty. Dainty ballerinas

So it's out at last. They are great flowers.

I planted a whole batch of these as plug plants this year. I have some just coming into bud! Can't wait, seeing yours, Chris!

I grew these from seed. I didn't get as many plants as I should have but I/m pleased with the ones that have done well. So are the snails by the way. I started mine late too.

Beautiful. Tried growing once before, and they died. It was in our early gardening days - I should try again.

I started mine late this year, hope they get time to flower. Such a beautiful plant.

Wow...This looks fantastic ! I love your island beds and stone pathways, and you have planted my favorite colors too !

Ooh, I can smell them from here! Beautiful.

Mine are nowhere near flowering, Chris! I hope they look like yours WHEN they do!

well worth growing though its beautiful. Like a firework going off

the problem was with mine there would have been nothing left after combing through, - it was all brown. never mind i planted a beautiful Heucchera in its place, and to be honest it does look better than the Festuca, so everything for a reason!

Too bad you had to dig them, mine started like that too...but I have five clumps that I've had for three years... and each year I comb through them to remove the dead stuff and give them a haircut when they put up the seed heads...

LOL, oh Lori, silly me i thought when you said 'only the lonely' that you were referring to the fact that i only have one! lol which is why i said it was, did'nt realise that was a comon name for it! i have always know it as a tobaco plant! lol and yes i think you did get a bargain. Festuca glauca is a lovely plant, i had 5 of them in a mass planting last year and they were great. they did'nt flower, but this year after flowering they went all leggy and brown so i unfortuantely had to dig them out. i think they are maybe a biannual, rather than a perennal but defo worth every cent of the price you paid.

Beautiful garden Janey

Hi... No..No...No..Yes. Only the Lonely is definitely the common name growers have given for the nicotiana sylvestris over here!! It is a lovely plant Spritzhenry and it has a wonderful perfume that seems more pronounced in the cool of the evening... a bit prone to aphids...sap is quite sticky. I'm sure too that the lovely little limeys that you have Majeeka are the dwarf var.. they have a pretty scent too but not as nice as the sylvestris...their colour makes up for that!... you got a wonderful bargain... I just found festuca glauca in 4" pots for 59cents...and thought I had done well...

to be honest ladies your gues is as good as mine, it is only the lonely, i rescued it for B & Q the other day it was all bedraggled, dry as a bone, in the reduced shelf - i think it was 50P. so i gave it some tlc and a good long drink and he come back lovely for me. i doubt it is one of the tall varietys as it is only about 18" at the moment and seems to have quite a compact habit.

Beautiful

Are they the same as N.sylvestris, Lori? I'm growing these for the first time this year but they aren't in flower yet.

I like nicotiana for the scent.... terrific flowers though... have you seen/grown "Only the Lonely"? it's the tall white flowered tobacco... I've seen a bed of those plants that were almost 7 feet tall...and blooming their heads off!! lovely background plant for a border.

Looks a pale green shading on the petals in the photo.

Great, mine are almost out too. I put them in late.

lovely

My want list just got longer :)

Thanks Ladies

Well done - I approve!

They have lots to go with in my garden Spritz its like an explosion in a paint factory lol

Lovely Pic :)

Mine are just coming into flower, too! I find that they 'go' with anything, don't you?

I love nicotania! Very nice!

I bought these ones .

Iv already planted My Nicotianas out Janette but theyv no flowers on as yet :(