| Description | A tall stately plant with 5-6 inch white trumpet shaped flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ni-ko-shee-AN-a) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Annuals, Perennial Tender |
| Sunlight | best in full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | If properly acclimated it can be put out early in the spring, will also tolerate light frosts. I use to grow this plant in cold frames along with Petunias and Viola. (Zone #5) |
| Flowers | white flowers, 5-6 inches long, made up of a fused corolla tube with, five angular calyx, salverform flower |
| Leaves | large, sessile, somewhat wavy and slightly clasping the stem. |
| Dimensions | 5 feet tall |
| Maintenance | if grown in shade they may need to be staked, will readily reseed |
| Propagation | seeds, collecting volunteer seedlings |
| Native Site | Nicotiana sylvestris is native to Argentina. |
| Misc Facts | Sylvestris means "of the woods". |
| Notes & Reference | #48-Harrowsmiths Annual Garden (Bennet and Forsyth),#51-Armitage's Manual of Annuals, Biennials, and Half-Hardy Perennials (Alan Arimitage), #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterroud) |
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