Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) in Zone 11a & 11b

Nicotiana alata

When to plant nicotiana (flowering tobacco) in zone 11b

Zones 11a and 11b share the same average frost dates in our data, so this page covers both.

Method: Start indoors: Start indoors from seed, then transplant outside. Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) needs a head start most zones can't give it by direct-sowing alone.

Spacing: 1 per square foot (square-foot-gardening spacing). Mature height: 1.5-3 ft.

Nicotiana is an ornamental relative of cultivated tobacco, grown for trumpet-shaped flowers with a fragrance that gets noticeably stronger in the evening, making it a good choice near a porch or patio where people sit after dark.

How nicotiana (flowering tobacco) fits zone 11's season

Zone 11b is frost-free in this dataset, so frost is not what limits the calendar here. What you can plant, and when, comes down to summer heat and daylength instead.

Good companions

No standout companions recorded yet for Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco).

Where to buy nicotiana seeds

• Botanical Interests
• True Leaf Market
• Burpee
• High Mowing Organic Seeds

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Growing Nicotiana (Flowering Tobacco) in USDA zone 11b: when to start seeds indoors, when to direct-sow, and when to expect a bloom.

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