The WALA Plant Library
Tobacco

Synonyms for Tobacco: Common tobacco
Scientific Name: Nicotiana tabacum (L.)
Family: Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)

Description:

Broad green leaves surround the viscid, hairy stem of the annual tobacco plant which can grow to a height of up to two metres. From June to September whitish pink, tubular flowers adorn the top of this poisonous plant. Each flower is composed of five petals which are fused into a tube, only the pink or carmine coloured tips are separate and folded outwards. The flowers develop into capsules which contain numerous seeds. The tobacco plant, which originally came from the tropics, is presumably the result of hybridisation. It is highly adaptable and even thrives in Germany.