| Description | 'Cranberry Isles' Flowering tobacco (Nicotiana) is a tall plant reaching over 3 feet. Trumpet-shaped lilac, violet, purple, etc. colored flowers. It sleeps during the day and in the early evening, they raise their trumpet-shaped flowers. This an heirloom Flowering Tobacco and is available in a blend of colors. |
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| Plant Type | Annuals, Perennial Tender, Site author's observations |
| Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Temperature | tolerates cooler temperature once established |
| Flowers | trumpet-shaped florets borne on a raceme, colors: Lilac, smokey Mauve, white, pink, violet, dusty purple, sold as a blend |
| Dimensions | In zone #5, mine reached over 3.0 feet. With ample space and good sun, they stayed relatively compact. |
| Maintenance | Deadhead the tiny flowers (florets) off the stalk. It is a prolific reseeder. |
| Propagation | tiny seeds, easy to germinate |
| Cultivar Origin | A hybrid between Nicotiana sanderae and Nicotiana forgetiana. "This plant may be a mystery wrapped inside an enigma surrounded by a riddle because the only information Ms. Barlow has is that Cranberry Isle came from an old garden in Maine and was rumored to have come from an actual, land-and-sea Cranberry Isle. ( A quote from Pomona Belvedere of TulipsintheWoods.com with the information she gathered from Marilyn Barlow, founder of Select Seeds) There is a Town of Cranberry Isles in Maine, USA. |
| Misc Facts | AKA: 'Cranberry Isles' Nicotiana |
| Author's Notes | I grew this plant from seed, and it flourished in my garden. I enjoyed the lilac, purple, and mauve-colored flowers of this blend. It is a nocturnal (nyctigamous) flowering plant. In my garden, they would close up in the early morning and open late in the day, staying open longer on cloudy days. |
| Notes & Reference | #274-Site Authors' observations and growing experiences, Select Seeds (www.selectseeds.com) |
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