Flowering Tobacco
Nicotiana langsdorffii Weinm.
Nicotiana langsdorffii, known as Flowering Tobacco, is an annual plant in the Solanaceae family native to Brazil. It can grow up to 1.5 m tall with broad leaves up to 25 cm long. The plant produces 5.1 cm long, nodding, tubular bell-shaped flowers that are apple green with blue anthers. Unlike some other species, it does not emit a fragrance and is cultivated as an ornamental garden plant.
Description
Nicotiana langsdorffii, described by Weinm. in 1819, is part of the genus Nicotiana within the nightshade family Solanaceae. This species is characterized by its sticky leaves and apple green, tubular flowers. It is an annual plant that reaches a height of 1.5 m and a width of 0.5 m. The flowers are nodding and bell-shaped, measuring 5.1 cm in length. The plant is grown for its ornamental value in gardens.
Other common names
Flowering TobaccoLangsdorff's tobacco
Synonyms
Langsdorfia viridifloraNicotiana langsdorffiiNicotiana ruralisPerieteris viridiflora
