Nicotinia alata

Name:  Nicotiana alata
Common Name: flowering tobacco				Family: Solanaceae
Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover                   x    Annual         Coniferous             Tree             Climber             Herbaceous                              Perennial
Habit: erect	Hard. Zone:  usda 10		Mature Size: .3m spread by 1.5m tall
Leaf: spoon shaped,glandular hairy					Fall/Winter Color:
Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled                   Clustered         Basal
Flowers: tubular, greenish yellow, funnel shaped mouths, white within, fragrant at night						Infl.: open racemes
Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.     ( June.     July.    August.      Sept.)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. ( flowering period )
Water Use:        High          Low		Soil:    x    Rich       Lean          x   Well-drained					Exposure:    x    Sun       Semi-shade                           Shade
Landscape uses: bedding		Limitations: viruses, stem and root rot					Other Features:  can be irritating to skin