Jasmine-scented
Jasmine-scented Nicotiana is a half-hardy annual flower that transforms summer evenings with intoxicating fragrance and delicate moon-white blooms. Native to Argentina and cultivated for its nocturnal scent, this cultivar reaches 3 feet tall and produces elegant star-shaped flowers on long, slender stems that emerge from velvety foliage. Growing in hardiness zones 10 and 11, it blooms reliably from summer until the first hard frost, flowering within 75 days of sowing and readily reseeding for years to come.
Full Sun
Moderate
10-11
36in H x 36in W
Perennial
Moderate
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The flowers release their jasmine perfume most intensely in the evening hours, making this a gardener's secret weapon for transforming a bed or border into an aromatic sanctuary after dark. Moon-white, star-shaped blooms rise above lush, obovate leaves on graceful stems, bringing both visual elegance and intoxicating scent to flower arrangements and evening garden walks. Because it reseeds readily and tolerates poor soil, once you plant it once, you'll have volunteers returning year after year with minimal effort.
Jasmine-scented Nicotiana is grown as a cutting flower and garden specimen, prized for perfuming evening air and flower beds. The fragrant blooms attract nocturnal pollinators and work beautifully in drifts throughout borders and mixed plantings, where their evening scent becomes a feature of the garden itself rather than a secondary benefit.
Sow seeds indoors in a warm, sunny location by sprinkling a few seeds per cell. Maintain a temperature range of 70 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Seeds will germinate in 10 to 14 days. Start indoors approximately 6 to 8 weeks before your last frost date to ensure healthy transplants ready for setting out once night temperatures warm.
Harden off seedlings gradually by exposing them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days before transplanting. Plant out after the danger of frost has passed, when soil has warmed and night temperatures consistently exceed 50 degrees Fahrenheit. Space plants 18 inches apart in all directions.
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