Nocturnally fragrant, long-tubed, yellowish-green to white flowers, much larger than most other forms, appear on this ornamental plant. Numerous cultivars, hybrids and uses have been derived from this superb species. Indeed, in Iran, narghila tobacco is sometimes produced from it where it is not chopped like cigarette tobacco, but is broken up by hand. This variety has bigger flowers than most tobaccos as you can see right into their innards when they are fully open. ... Learn More

Striking tall border plants which produce long, star-shaped flowers profusely all summer. The flowers remain open during the day and in the evening, the light fragrance from the many coloured blooms will fill the air. ... Learn More

One of the valued introductions of recent years. Makes a solid bushy thicket with an endless succession of greenish-yellow pendulous flowers. ... Learn More

One of the most spectacular of all of the flowering tobaccos, this easy-to-grow annual makes a dazzling display of lime-green flowers from early summer onwards. It does best if sown in situ, although in colder climes it can be sown early under cover before being transplanted. They are moth pollinated,so pour out the fragrance when the moths are around in the evening. ... Learn More

Large compact clusters of chubby, greeny-yellow flowers, have widely flared lips. This flower is an ideal talking point for people searching for new plants, and the common name is a perfect description as it does indeed resemble one of these Victorian caps. In addition it is a very potent variety of tobacco and is also used for entheogenic purposes by South American shamans, as it contains up to nine times more nicotine than common North American smoking varieties such as Nicotiana tabacum. In Russia, it is called "makhorka", and it was smoked before normal tobacco became widely available, and is indeed still sometimes smoked by peasants and farmers. We cannot recommend any of these uses though and sell it as an ornamental plant! ... Learn More

This lovely plant is actually a species of wild tobacco known by the common names of "Woodland Tobacco" or "South American Tobacco". It is native to South America, and is often grown in gardens for its scented flowers, which can be quite overpowering at night, so as to attract pollinating moths. This is one of the plants from which the leaves can be dried and used for smoking although we do not recommend this practice ... Learn More

(N.Knightiana) We must apologise to Mike Oldfield, but tubular bells, thousands of long green ones, are what heavily clad the countless thin dividing branches on this new exciting dense shrubby plant. A fascinating introduction. ... Learn More