Woodland Tobacco

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Nicotiana sylvestris seeds as fine as dust planted on top of the soil sprouted into miniscule plants. I pricked them from the plug and planted them in a larger container. I'm always amazed how life can be stored so compactly. Those are grains of sand in the photo not pebbles.

Mature Nicotiana sylvestris

The flowers are not only attractive but fragrant at night. Plants are poisonous.

Pale Periwinkle Pink

A delicate color shows up almost white in the strong light of summer. I'll add some more intense colors with them next year. There are many seeds sprouting underneath the plants. I hope some wait till next spring. Not only are they pretty in the garden but, alkaloids extracted from Catharanthus roseus/Madagascar periwinkle are used in pharmaceuticals to treat leukemia. Of course, you would not concoct your own brew. They are poisonous.