100+ Nicotiana Crimson Bedder Seeds- Nicotiana Alata-Beautiful Five-pointed Star Flower-Sweet-Scented Flower-Red Flowering Tobacco-B469
Description:
This is a Very popular bedding plants which produce long, tube-shaped, sweet-scented flowers, the petals of which form a beautiful five-pointed star, profusely all summer. Nicotiana Alata Crimson Bedder is also known as Flowering Tobacco, and it is easily established with Nicotiana seeds. Red Flowering Tobacco plants are free-flowering and sun-loving with blooms that continue from early summer to fall. Nicotiana Alata Crimson Bedder which some call Tubular blossoms in a rich, velvety red appear in profusion on plants that are suitable for the edge or middle of the border. The sweetly fragrant flowers blossom steadily all summer. This plant has been around for at least 40 or 50 years, 'Crimson Bedder' is a lovely, fairly dwarf variety producing over a long period rich deep crimson blooms.
Genus: Nicotiana Species: alata Variety: 'Crimson Bedder' Family Name: Solanaceae This tropical genus includes Tobacco as a member, and all of its 70-odd species are fragrant in flower, or leaf, or both. Plants have pale, luminous flowers, which often open in the evening for many weeks during the summer and into fall.
GROWING NICOTIANA ALATA-CRIMSON BEDDER; Sow Nicotiana seeds indoors 6 - 8 weeks before last frost. Press the flower seeds into the starter mix, but do not cover. Or directly sow Nicotiana seeds outdoors after danger of frost has passed. The plant will easily bloom within 10 - 12 weeks after sowing the Nicotiana flower seed. It requires average water, good soil, and balanced fertilizer during the blooming season.
Nicotiana Alata is a sun-lover, and looks great in containers even when they're crowded. Many gardeners like to plant Nicotiana Flowering Tobacco beneath a window or near the patio because the heavenly scent is just irresistible on a warm summer evening. Adding to the charm of Flowering Tobacco plants are the butterflies and hummingbirds that frequent the scented blooms.
Season: Annual
USDA Zones: 5 - 10
Height: 20 inches
Bloom Season: Summer through fall
Bloom Color: Crimson
Exposure: Full sun to partial shade Soil Type: Normal, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Temperature: 70 - 75F (23 C)
Germ Period: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Do not cover the seed but press into the soil
Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seed moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 14 inches
