Nicotiana mutabilis
30 plus 10 FREE large plug plants
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period:
June to September- Flower colour:
white fading to shades of pink - Other Features: contact with the foliage may cause skin irritation
- Hardiness: half hardy annual
Often grown as a perennial in warmer climates, in the UK it should be treated as an annual to add oomph to your summer bedding display. The small flowers appear in early summer a creamy white and gradually fade to pink and darken as they mature to a deeper rose. As you will usually have young and old flowers on the plant at the same time it creates a glorious, multi-coloured effect.
Grown in individual plug cells, each plant measures about 5 - 7 cm tall (from the base of the root to the top of the plant). They can be grown on or planted straight out into the garden.
Please note that as we grow these for especially for you, we need to take full payment when you place your order so as to reserve stock for you. See above for despatch dates for this particular plant. To ensure that your plants arrive in the best possible condition each pack will be despatched individually.
Our Plug Plants - Three sizes are available - Click for information about sizes
- Harmful if eaten
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