Is Flowering Tobacco deer resistant?
Nicotiana sp.
Toxic to cats and dogs if eaten
About Flowering Tobacco
Scent arrives after dark, so plant it where you sit in the evening rather than where it looks best at midday. The sticky glandular leaves are what deer object to. That stickiness is the whole defence and it works on most browsing animals. It also catches small insects, which is harmless. The tall white species is the fragrant one and reaches five feet or more, seeding around gently once established. The compact bedding strains bred for colour have largely had the scent selected out of them, which is worth knowing before buying: if you want the evening perfume, buy by species rather than by flower colour. Part shade and moisture. It wilts hard in full afternoon sun.
Soil and care
- Soil pH
- 5.5 to 6.5
- Drainage
- Consistently moist
- Water
- Moderate
- Spacing
- 12 to 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Moderate
Similar to Flowering Tobacco
Other annuals with the same deer rating.
- AgeratumAgeratum houstonianumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Angel's TrumpetBrugmansia sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- AnisePimpinella anisumGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Annual VincaCatharanthus roseusGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- Dusty MillerCentaurea cinerariaGrown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
- False CamomileMatricaria sp.Grown as an annual, any zoneRarely damaged
Where Flowering Tobacco grows
Hardy across most of these 51 states on zone range alone. Mountain and coastal areas sit outside the ranges used here, so check your own zone before ordering.
- Pennsylvania
- New Jersey
- New York
- Connecticut
- Massachusetts
- Virginia
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Wisconsin
- Ohio
- Indiana
- Illinois
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Georgia
- Texas
- Colorado
- California
- Oregon
- Washington
- New Hampshire
- Vermont
- Maine
- Rhode Island
- Delaware
- West Virginia
- Kentucky
- South Carolina
- Florida
- Alabama
- Mississippi
- Louisiana
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- Iowa
- North Dakota
- South Dakota
- Montana
- Wyoming
- Idaho
- Utah
- Nevada
- Arizona
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- District of Columbia
- Hawaii
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Hardy in these zones
Common questions about Flowering Tobacco
- Is Flowering Tobacco deer resistant?
- Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana sp.) is rated Rarely Damaged on the Rutgers NJAES four-tier scale. Deer almost always leave this alone.
- What hardiness zones does Flowering Tobacco grow in?
- Flowering Tobacco is hardy in USDA zones 2 to 11. Outside that range it will either not survive winter or will struggle with summer heat. That is the range across the genus, so a named species or cultivar may be narrower.
- Does Flowering Tobacco grow in shade?
- Yes. Flowering Tobacco tolerates part shade, which makes it one of the options for a shaded bed where deer also browse.
- Is Flowering Tobacco toxic to dogs or cats?
- Yes. The ASPCA lists Flowering Tobacco as toxic to dogs, cats, and horses. Site it away from where animals graze, or choose something else if you have a dog that chews.