Tobacco
Tobacco: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
The name tobacco here covers plants in the genus Nicotiana, within the nightshade family, Solanaceae, particularly forms grown for their flowers. This group includes annuals, biennials, perennials and even shrubs. It therefore does not identify a single species or one fixed height. Flowering tobaccos offered for bedding are often grown for one season in cold regions, even when the plant is naturally perennial.The foliage is generally green, with simple leaves arranged alternately along the stems. Their shape may be narrow and elongated or broadly oval. Glandular hairs often make the surface feel sticky. In taller forms, the lower leaves occupy a substantial volume, while flowering stems create a lighter outline above that base. Compact selections have a different structure, suited to small beds and containers. This variation is part of their appearance, rather than a distinction based only on flower colour.The flowers have a fused corolla forming a long tube…
