Nicotiana sylvestris (common names: Tobacco plant)

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.

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.

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

wow, these are pretty. Dainty ballerinas

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

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

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.

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.