Re: Nicotiana
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- Subject: Re: Nicotiana
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 25 May 2000 00:21:56 -0400
I've had it overwinter for me when winters are mild - see them
starting to come back now. Seeds around madly but seeds don't
germinate until the weather warms up. Last year, it simply covered a
huge area and I was ripping it out by the bucket load. If we have a
bitter winter, that's all she wrote for it and for I have to start
over....even the seeds don't germinate.
Becomes huge - leaves up to 18" long - in deep, organic soil. Where
mine are is an area covered with a foot or so of rotted woodchips;
they love that.
Do not find the fragrance overwhelming. In fact, hardly noticeable,
but have very few cool, damp summer evenings around here when they
are blooming.
Dean is right, they are aphid magnets.
Oddly enough, have not had great success trying to transplant the
seedlings. Can lift them with bare hands in that soft stuff, so there
is very little root damage, but trying to put them in another type of
soil (read more clay) and they never amount to a tinker's damn.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Dean Sliger <deanslgr@kode.net>
> Date: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 8:50 PM
>
> Shelly --
>
> Don't be so sure about the overwintering. I have a couple N.
sylvestris plants
> that I planted against the south foundation of the house which have
now
> overwintered twice. This species makes a thick, deep taproot
which, in your
> warmer Zone, should overwinter successfully covered by 3-4" of
shredded leaves.
>
> As for growing this species, aphids are quick to find and overwhelm
it so have
> the aphid spray of your choice handy at all times.
>
> Dean Sliger
> Warren, Michigan, USA
> Zone 6B
>
>
> Pavlacky@cs.com wrote:
>
> > Anyway, I've never actually seen the tall white Nicotiana
sylvestris in
> > person, in a yard or a nursery, and I've set my mind to get some.
Does
> > anyone have any experience with this interesting tender
perennial? Does it
> > reseed, since it won't overwinter here in zone 7-8, I'm sure. Is
the scent
> > all its cracked up to be?
>
>
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