Illustrated Guide to Flowering Tobacco for Gardens - Softcover

Do you want to grow something out of the ordinary in your garden? Consider the often-overlooked gardening gem Nicotiana. Most people know it only in its dried-leaf form, but prior to that stage, flowering tobacco can be a captivating ornamental plant.

Hobbyist gardener Richard Pocker first discovered Nicotiana at a county fair exhibit in the South. Struck by its beauty and its impact on history, he has now spent over a decade researching, seed hunting, growing, photographing, and exhibiting this extraordinary treasure.

Weaving history and gardening tips together, the Illustrated Guide to Flowering Tobacco for Gardens covers everything you need to know about raising Nicotiana, from selecting which of the hundreds of varieties best fits your garden to finding the seeds and growing the plants. Most varieties of this versatile plant are excellent container plants, able to grow both inside and outside. And though it tends to be grown more often in temperate zones, Pocker has managed to raise it in Nova Scotia’s short growing season.

Whether you’re looking for a unique addition to your garden or you’re excited to befriend gardeners around the world as you hunt for heirloom seeds using Pocker’s invaluable source list, it’s worth trying your hand at raising this underappreciated beauty.

Richard Pocker is a world traveler and a hobbyist gardener with a penchant for growing Nicotiana. He was first introduced to the idea of raising flowering tobacco as an ornamental plant when he attended a county fair exhibit in the South. Now, after more than a decade of seed hunting, growing, photographing, and exhibiting Nicotiana, Pocker shares his experience in the Illustrated Guide to Flowering Tobacco for Gardens.