Description
We love 'Bronze Queen' for its unusual deep bronze flowers which dangle daintily from the stem. Nicotiana are stately, long stemmed plant which look like they should be difficult to grow. But they're not. Keep the plants well picked and one sowing will keep you in flowers all summer long.
Nicotiana are moth pollinated flower so are a brilliant flower to incorporate into a pollinator friendly garden.
Sow: March to April. Needs light to germinate. Broadcast in seed trays and prick out (seeds are very small)
Plant: 30cm apart
Harvest: For longest vase life harvest when a third of the flowers are open. Expect stems of 80cm which feel sticky to touch.
Vase: Expect vase life of a 10 days
~100 seeds
Germ 70% Nov 24
