Fragrant tobacco - growing a flower from seed

Tobacco is a plant that has many varieties. They all differ from each other in color, aroma, design, size. Tobacco bushes are grown for a variety of purposes. For example, ordinary tobacco is cultivated in industrial quantities, and its dried leaves are used for the production of tobacco products. Flowers of scented tobacco will decorate the site and fill with a delicious aroma. What is decorative tobacco, and why it is often found in almost every area, you can find out from this article.

The origin and appearance of the plant

The history of the origin of tobacco began with one of the voyages of the navigator Christopher Columbus. In the unexplored lands that later became America, he and his companions met with the natives. They exhaled dark smoke from the dark sticks in their mouths. At first glance, it seemed very strange, but with proper inhalation and exhalation, such smoking causes a state of pacification, relaxation and vigor in the body. The person could feel as if under hypnosis.

Flowering scented tobacco

Travelers began to smoke strange sticks with pleasure, or cigars, as the locals called them. Later they were presented as honorable gifts for the royal court, and the first known woman to smoke in Europe was the Queen of Spain named Isabella.

The Spaniards were the first to establish tobacco plantations; they chose the islands of Cuba and Haiti for its cultivation. Since 1540, fragrant, processed tobacco leaves have been transported by sea to European countries.

Russia began to use tobacco leaves during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. Smoking was allowed only to those who were part of the Russian nobility. But soon, by decree of Tsar Mikhail Fedorovich, the use of tobacco was banned. Subsequently, only Tsar Peter I allowed smoking.

Tobacco is an annual, sometimes perennial, plant in the nightshade family. Its growth reaches up to two meters in length, in nature it has existed since 6000 BC. It is decorated with large leaves and flowers of pink, red or white color in the form of a funnel, five to six centimeters long.

Homeland of tobacco

Tobacco originally grew in Peru and Bolivia; it ended up in Europe thanks to Christopher Columbus. Currently, it is grown in China, North America, Asia Minor, and India. The countries of the former Soviet Union, namely the Transcaucasia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, Ukraine, Crimea and Krasnodar Territory, are no exception.

How tobacco grows

Fragrant tobacco is a fairly thermophilic plant that is usually planted in the soil as seedlings. Its seeds are sown in late February or early March.

What tobacco looks like

This ornamental plant is a medium-sized bushes with a thick and strong stem, decorated with large leaves with slightly pointed ends. The length of the root system is usually no more than two meters. Flowering is accompanied by a paniculate inflorescence. The fruits of tobacco bushes are seed pods that can crack when ripe.

How tobacco blooms

Tobacco, the flowers of which are asterisks, looks very beautiful. The diameter of the inflorescences is no more than five centimeters. The inflorescence has a long flower tube and five petals of white, pink, crimson, red, lilac, yellow, burgundy.

Fragrant tobacco blooms only in good light fourteen hours a day. Tobacco grows well on a balcony or window in the sun. This plant will also need four hours of sun daily for flowering.

Popular types of garden tobacco

There are several types of plants that can be grown on the plot or in the garden.

Forest tobacco

It sometimes reaches 150 cm in height, has straight stems, decorated with fragrant snow-white buds. The homeland of this type of tobacco is Brazil. Its colors are usually decorated with flowers by mixborders and placed on the back of a large flower bed.

Flowering forest tobacco

Langsdorf Tobacco

An annual plant, from 1 to 1.2 meters in height, a bright green hue with bell-shaped buds with an attractive fragrance. Brazil and Chile are countries where it grows on its own.

Langsdorf Tobacco Blossom

Winged tobacco

It is a perennial plant, sometimes annual species are found. It has a straight stem, about 60 or 70 centimeters long, and foliage that is medium in size and slightly elongated. The buds of the plant are tubular, about 7 or 7.5 centimeters long, connecting into one large loose broom.

Basically, this type of tobacco blooms at night, but varieties that bloom in the daytime have been artificially bred. For example, Red Davil, Lime Green, Evening Breeze, White Beder, Domino Samer-Pink, Crimson Rock.

Tobacco Sander

It is a hybrid cultivar crossed with winged tobacco and the wild species of Forgeta. It has existed since 1903, when breeders bred this variety. The buds are rather large in shape and lack aroma. Their inflorescences can be red-scarlet and snow-white.

Tobacco flowering Sander

Tobacco care rules

Care for different species of this plant is about the same.

Perennial fragrant tobacco: the nuances of care

The stems of this plant are decorated with very large leaves that love a lot of water. Therefore, the gardener needs to regularly moisten the soil.

Fragrant tobacco - a description of the plant and the rules for caring for it

To obtain fragrant strong seedlings of tobacco bushes, you will need appropriate lighting and temperature conditions; it is important to water them during the time and provide additional light. If you properly and regularly care for the plant, you can grow healthy and beautiful tobacco bushes.

Proper care of seedlings is as follows:

• Maintain a temperature of 22 or 23 ° C above zero until sprouts appear. As soon as they appear, the temperature should be reduced to 18 or 20 ° C above zero.
• Regular watering of seeds. It should be done very carefully, using a pallet or a spray bottle with low pressure.
• Airing the mini-greenhouse in the morning and evening.It is also necessary to open the seedlings if they are not in the greenhouse, but under a film or lid. Keep open for at least 20 minutes. All drops of moisture covering the film or the lid must be removed before covering the crops.

Many competent gardeners add lighting to decorative tobacco using phytolamps or LED lamps. Lamps are placed at a distance from seedlings equal to not less than five and not more than ten centimeters. If the plant does not have enough light, its stem will stretch out a lot.

Fragrant tobacco: growing conditions

Tobacco is usually grown from seeds. This is a laborious process, but the result with due effort will please.

Fragrant tobacco: growing from seeds

Sowing of tobacco seeds is carried out in specially prepared soil with peat, humus and garden soil, the ratio of which is: 1: 1: 1. It should be planted in a not very deep container. Before placing the seeds in the ground, it is recommended to hold them in a wrapped damp cloth for several days, but without waiting for them to germinate.

The seed size is very small, therefore, when planting, they must be carefully spread over the entire soil. Then the crops are moistened with a sprayer. Next, the containers with seeds are covered with foil or glass. After that, they must be stored indoors at a temperature of at least 20 ° C and no more than 22 ° C.

When to plant annuals for seedlings

Seeds of annual scented tobacco, it is better to plant in open ground in the form of seedlings, as this is a very thermophilic plant. Typically, tobacco seeds are planted in late February or early March.

Seedling care

Seedlings should be sprayed with water, then covered with glass or film material. It is recommended to keep crops in a warm, but not hot place. Sprouted seeds are placed on a windowsill, where enough sunlight enters.

Seedling care

Seedlings need to be regularly watered moderately, and periodically loosen the soil surface, only very carefully. As soon as the seeds have two true leaf plates, they are seated in individual containers.

When and how to plant scented tobacco outdoors

To plant the shoots of a fragrant handsome man in open ground, the gardener should clearly decide when it is best to do this. An important condition is a sufficiently warmed earth. First of all, you need to decide when to plant scented tobacco. Seedlings of a garden handsome man can be planted in open ground, provided that the earth has had time to warm up well. The recommended period for disembarkation is in May.

Watering mode

Another prerequisite for the growth of tobacco bushes is regular watering. This plant is used to growing in places with high humidity. During the hot season and dry weather, it needs to be watered every day.

Top dressing

Fragrant tobacco does not require frequent feeding; it can only be produced twice in one season. They feed the first time when the buds are formed, and again before they begin to bloom. It is recommended to use phosphate fertilizers as fertilizers. The high nitrogen content of the fertilizer affects the foliage development of the plant, but it will bloom little.

Features of care during flowering

Decorative tobacco flower does not always look bright and colorful. Sometimes there are inflorescences of a fading appearance. They do not cause any negative effect on the formation of new inflorescences.They can not be removed if you only care about the quality of flowering. From the side of aesthetics, of course, a flowering plant without wilted petals will look better, therefore, in this case, it is better to get rid of dry buds, especially since they are very easily removed from the stem.

Blooming winged tobacco

Many types of ornamental tobacco shrubs bloom from June to September. To extend the flowering period, it is necessary to often break off the dried flower buds. And every florist wants to enjoy the blooming bright bush as long as possible, before the onset of the winter cold.

Features of care during the rest period

It is possible to obtain sufficiently high-quality bushes of smoking tobacco if the inflorescences are removed at the beginning of their flowering, breaking the flower arrows. This procedure contributes to the active formation of stepsons who do not require removal.

Preparing for winter

To extend the life of a garden pet, the following steps will be required:

1. At the end of the last month of autumn, carefully dig up the mature bushes.
2. Transplant the plants into appropriately sized pots and place them on a well-lit windowsill.
3. Cut off the green parts with a bush, leaving approximately seventy percent of the length.
4. Water the flowers according to the moisture content of the soil.
5. In the first days of spring, transplant tobacco bushes into open soil.

It is possible to prevent the death of a favorite plant if you grow it further in a pot at home. In this case, it is at rest, and after the onset of the new year it begins to bloom.

Consequently, the same tobacco bush can be grown for several decades. The gardener is only required to remove dried flowers, keeping the plant decorative.

Potential pests and diseases when caring for scented tobacco

Tobacco bushes are highly resistant to various diseases and harmful insects. They contain many phytoncides that can repel various pests.

The unique ability of fragrant tobacco is to protect the plants growing next to it from harmful insects. For example, many gardeners in their gardens plant it on purpose, in order to prevent the appearance of the Colorado potato beetle.

Fragrant tobacco requires proper sowing and maintenance. A healthy plant can bring joyful emotions to flower growers for a long time. Tobacco leaves can remain green for a long time during the summer and autumn seasons, until frosts begin. Its flowers will also have bright colorful shades for a long time.