In the frenzy of seed sowing this spring I think some seed labels must have moved seed trays on their own accord! My plan was to have pots of warm orange red Rudbeckias on the edge of the deck to give me lots of colour for the late summer and autumn. Everything was going well until my suspicions fell that the plants that were supposed to be Rudbeckias had very hairy leaves and did not in any way look like the plant they were meant to be, they were without doubt Nicotianas, 'Tobacco Plants'. I am very free at seed sowing especially with free seeds that come with magazines such as the Gardens' Illustrated.
Looking through my seed box I find that I did sow some Nicotiana sylvestris that came as a magazine give away and had just forgotten. Still I planted them anyway and I must say they are looking majestic. They are 4' tall with drooping tubular flowers of pure white and leaves large enough to make a decent cigar. I understand they are perennial in mild areas so I hope to get them through the winter.
Mistakes ain't always a bad thing.
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