Tobacco plant Mojito Seeds - Nicotiana alata

Nicotiana alata 'Mojito' is a variety of ornamental tobacco with large, imposing green flowers which release a sweet fragrance in the evening. Its trumpet-shaped flowers open from late afternoon until night, from June to October. Plant them in a flower bed or large flower pots on the terrace, also pick them for bouquets. Sow in spring to grow as an annual.

Ornamental tobacco 'Mojito' is a horticultural selection resulting from cross-breeding between Nicotiana mutabilis and N. langsdorffii. It is a frost-tender perennial plant of the solanaceae family grown as an annual for gardens. The 'Mojito' selection is a herbaceous plant that reaches up to 1.20 m in height within a few months. The base of the clump is 20 to 30 cm in width. This tobacco forms a rosette of elongated, wavy leaves, measuring 10 to 25 cm long, covered with glandulous hairs that make them slightly sticky. Flowering begins in June-July, depending on the sowing date, and continues until early autumn. The inflorescence is a cyme that bears tubular, trumpet-shaped, 4 cm long and 2.5 cm diameter flowers. Their colour is lime green and they open in late afternoon. It is a well-scented variety of ornamental tobacco. The flowers emit honeyed, waxy, dry, warm, aromatic scents. The fruit is a capsule containing numerous tiny seeds.

Nicotiana 'Mojito' plants are magnificent in slightly informal flower beds and large flower borders. Its luxuriant foliage and green flowering complement plants of deeper colours well. Create a vibrant scene, plant it alongside Heliotrope 'Marine', dahlia 'Bishop of Llandaff', and caladium 'White Queen' with cream-white leaves marbled with pale pink. To fully enjoy the sweet fragrance of Nicotiana 'Mojito', they can be placed on the terrace, in large pots.

Attention, seeds reserved for experienced gardeners accustomed to sowing very fine seeds. These seeds are as fine as dust, barely visible to the naked eye.