Nicotiana Sensation Mixed

The compact, day-flowering nicotiana — and the most colourful of the range. Nicotiana Sensation Mixed produces upward-facing trumpet flowers in a vibrant mix of crimson, pink, white, and lime-green on bushy 60–90cm plants that hold their blooms open during the day as well as the evening, making them far more visible in the border than the taller species forms.

A sweet evening fragrance, outstanding for pollinators, and one of the most reliable half-hardy annuals for a long season of colour from July to the first frosts.

• Nicotiana alata 'Sensation Mixed' — Half-Hardy Annual (H2)
• Height: 60–90cm | Flowers: July–first frost
• Sow indoors March–April at 20°C; surface sow — needs light
• Full sun to partial shade; rich, moist soil
• Day and evening flowering — outstanding for moths and long-tongued bees

Grow it with Cosmos Purity and Verbena bonariensis for a border that is as good for wildlife as it is for the eye.