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Nicotiana glauca

This must be one of the giants of the tobacco family, I raised a few
plants from seed about 3 years ago and it has now naturalized itself
throughout our garden, but not enough to become a nuisance.
    The plants grow rapidly, one self sown seedling reached over 3
metres in 5 months but  2 metres is more common. The hollow stems
eventually become woody at the base and the shrub is very draught and
wind resistant.
    The flowers occur in small bunches at the ends of branches and are
tubular in shape and  a watery primrose yellow in colour. Plants over
winter quite well here in southern France with the odd loss in a severe
frost(below -7 degrees C = 19 degrees F).
    The evergreen leaves are a funny greeny-blue in colour, hence the
specific epithet I suppose! The overall effect is more interesting than
pretty but I like them.
    Does anyone else grow these plants and are there any varieties with
bigger flowers or different colours?
Gordon Walker (hellcat@easynet.fr)
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