Nicotiana mutabilis
(Colour-changing Tobacco)
Family - Solanaceae
Category - Annual, short-lived Perennial
Origin - Brazil
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H2
Height - up to 1.5m
Width - 40cm
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A tall annual or short-lived Perennial with an upright, branching habit. Large, bright to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to oval in shape with pointed tips. Small flowers are tubular trumpet-shaped. The Blooms open pure white and gradually turn to shades of pale to deep pink as they develop and age. Each flower has a dark purple band at the throat. The Blooms are held in tall, branching Racemes and are produced over a long period from mid-summer until hit by a hard frost. Attractive to pollinating insects and good for use as cut flowers.
Flower:
Small, tubular trumpet-shaped flowers open pure white and turn to shades of pale to deep pink with age. Each bloom has a dark purple band at the throat. The blooms are held in upright, branching racemes and produced from July into October, or until hit by frost.
Flower colour: White, Pink
Flower shape: Tubular, trumpet-shaped in racemes
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Large, bright to mid-green leaves are broadly ovate to oval in shape with pointed tips. The leaves are held in basal rosettes with smaller leaves Alternately arranged on the upright, branching stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Broadly ovate to oval
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
Will cause severe discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Seed.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.