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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Wet Mesic
Mesic
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Needs specific temperature: Minimum of 73 degrees F
Depth to plant seed: Surface sown (not covered)
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Self
Moths and Butterflies
Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects

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Common names
  • Wild Tobacco
  • Sacred Tobacco
  • Tobacco
  • Aztec Tobacco
  • Mapacho

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Location: Dragons, Chelmsford, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-16
Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2013-07-07
Location: all photos from my garden
Date: 2010-06-10
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske

Photo Courtesy of Select Seeds. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-05-14

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: July
credit: Magnus Manske
Uploaded by DaylilySLP
Location: CZ Sirem My garden
Date: 2015-06-26
Location: Sirem CZ my garden
Date: 4000-10-19
Tabak selsky CZ

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