| Description | 'Night Flight' Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana) is an heirloom red flowering Flowering Tobacco. It sleeps during the day and in the early evening, they raise their trumpet-shaped flowers. |
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| Pronunciation | (ni-ko-shee-AN-a) |
| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | trumpet-shaped florets are borne on a raceme, red and purple shades, reported to be scented, mine had a faint scent at best towards evening |
| Dimensions | listed as 2-5 feet, mine stayed 24-30 inches on compact plants |
| Maintenance | dead head |
| Propagation | tiny seeds, easy to germinate |
| Cultivar Origin | A hybrid between Nicotiana sanderae and Nicotiana forgetiana. |
| Author's Notes | I grew 'Cranberry Isles', 'Night Flight,' and 'Bella' in my garden. This was the most compact of the varieties and the only cultivar with red flowers. |
| Notes & Reference | Select Seeds (www.selectseeds.com) |
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