Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco. Originated in … Southern Bolivia,Northern Argentina | Shrub
Nicotiana glauca belongs to the plant family SOLANACE and Genus Nicotiana This Shrub will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun to partial shade
People create special hummingbird or "hummer" gardens. Hummingbirds feed by site and tend to fly in the same areas. There is a term for these routes called traplinings. Consider hummingbird plants that flower at different times. Do not use pesticides since hummingbirds eat the plant insects as a source of protein. Hummingbirds do not have a sense of smell and rely upon sight and high nectar producing plants. Nicotiana glauca is known to attract humming birds and other nectar feeding garden birds.
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Nicotiana glauca so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Nicotiana glauca tree tobacco is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco is either a deciduous plant which means it loses its leaves in Autumn or Fall or it can be classed as an evergreen but only for warmer climates (maintains leaves all year round). Beware using trees that lose their leaves around fish ponds.
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Nicotiana glauca has flowers that hummingbirds love to feed on. Tree tobacco can survive cold winter nights that go as low as 0 Fahrenheit. Full sun to partial shade is needed for this plant to do its best.
Nicotiana glauca will under good growing conditions survive and prosper between 3 and10 years.
Nicotiana glauca is an herbaceous perennial. Flowers: Tree tobacco has tubular flowers. This long flowering plant is in bloom from March through October. Most often the flowers occur in either yellow or green.
Nicotiana glauca | Tree Tobacco is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is yellow,green. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … . Secondary color or not the flower is described as: tubular
In the Northern Hemisphere Nicotiana glauca starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 10,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 20' feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Hummingbird Gardens: Turning your yard into hummingbird heaven", Stephen W. Kress, editor, Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn New York, 2000.