Perfume Deep Purple Nicotiana is a stunning hybrid ornamental flower that commands attention with its deep purple, star-shaped blooms and intoxicating nocturnal fragrance. Growing 18-24 inches tall and reaching maturity in 60-69 days, this award-winning variety brings the lush, humid essence of its Brazilian tropical heritage into temperate gardens across zones 7-11. The 2-inch petals release their famous perfume in the evening, turning your garden into an olfactory experience that will have neighbors asking about the mysterious scent drifting through the air.
Full Sun
Moderate
7-11
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The nocturnal perfume is genuinely world-famous among ornamental flower enthusiasts, releasing its most intoxicating fragrance as evening falls. Those 2-inch star-shaped petals in rich deep purple create an almost architectural elegance that photographed beautifully and draws constant attention. Reaching full size in just 60-69 days, you'll move from seed to stunning blooms quickly enough to enjoy this variety even in shorter growing seasons. This is a plant that engages multiple senses and becomes a conversation piece in any garden.
Perfume Deep Purple is grown purely as an ornamental flower. Gardeners cultivate it for its dramatic visual presence and especially for its legendary evening fragrance, which makes it particularly valuable in evening gardens, near patios where you'll sit after sunset, or along pathways where the perfume can drift naturally. It's a showstopper for cut flower arrangements as well, though the scent is most powerfully expressed in the garden itself.
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Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before your last spring frost. Keep soil temperature between 70-80°F for germination. Maintain consistent moisture and provide good light once seedlings emerge. This timing will have plants ready to transplant after the last frost date.
Transplant seedlings outdoors after the last frost date when soil has warmed and all danger of frost has passed. Space plants 15 inches apart in rows spaced 24 inches apart. Harden off seedlings by gradually exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7-10 days before planting in their final location.
Deadheading spent blooms will encourage continued flowering throughout the season. Pinch back young plants when they reach 6-8 inches tall to promote a fuller, bushier growth habit with more flowering stems.
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“Perfume Deep Purple originates from the humid tropical regions of Brazil, where Nicotiana alata grows naturally. This hybrid was developed to amplify the best traits of the species: the intense nocturnal fragrance and deep purple coloring. The variety has earned recognition as one of the world's most stunning and fragrant nicotiana blooms, suggesting a deliberate breeding effort to create an ornamental cultivar that combines visual drama with the sensory pleasure of scent.”