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Nicotiana 'Lime Green'

Also Known As

  • Nicotiana alata 'Lime Green'
  • Lime Green Flowering Tobacco

Plant type

perennial, annual / biennial

size

  • H: 24"-36"
  • W: 18"-30"

planting zones

  • 8a-10b

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Nicotiana 'Lime Green' plant details

Nicotiana 'Lime Green' is a broadleaf deciduous or semi-evergreen annual / biennial or perennial with green foliage. In fall and summer chartreuse flowers emerge. Grows well with mostly sun - mostly shade and regular water. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something humidity tolerant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Nicotiana 'Lime Green'

Plant type: annual / biennial or perennial
Plant family: solanaceae
Foliage: deciduous or semi-evergreen green
Mature size: 18 IN - 30 IN - wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: chartreuse blooms in fall and summer
Uses: border plant, container plant, cottage garden, cutting garden, easy-to-grow, floriferous, fragrant, long-blooming, self-sowing

GROWING CONDITIONS for Nicotiana 'Lime Green'

USDA Zones: 8a - 10b
Sun exposure: mostly sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: deer, humidity
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Lightly scented green trumpet-shaped flowers bloom on top of the graceful branching stems, the flowers lifting and opening in the early evening hours. In cultivation before 1950. Self sows.
Easy, versatile & lime-a-licious! This is the old-fashioned, 3’ tall variety, not the awful & pervasive modern 6” hybrids. Quickly growing into a bushy form 30” across, it glows with 1.5” lime-chartreuse starry flowers, irresistible to butterflies for three months or more. I use it in sun & shade gardens, as it blooms so much, for so long & green flowers harmonize with everything! It looks great with Impatiens, Lobelia & Forget-me-nots, but my fave combo is Salvia patens. In addition it's a LONG LASTING CUT FLOWER. Average water & good soil is all it needs. Self-sows! Deer resistant.

Gardening facts about Nicotiana 'Lime Green' plant

How to Grow Nicotiana 'Lime Green'

  • Sun Exposure

    • mostly sun - mostly shade
  • Water Needs

    • regular
  • Soil Needs

    • well-drained
    • rich
  • Special Situation

    • humidity tolerant

Features

  • Foliage Color

    • green
  • Flower Color

    • chartreuse
  • Wildlife

    • deer resistant
  • Flower Season

    • summer
    • fall
  • Foliage Season

    • deciduous
    • semi-evergreen
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