Paula, I didn't explain that very well...the paragraph quoted from White Flower Farm referred to the tall nicotiana alata, not the dwarf and scentless Saratoga Red. I don't know why the alata seeds aren't in my catalogs. Maybe it's because I don't receive as many seed catalogs as I used to. Seymour's Selected Seeds carries the more exotic nicotiana sylvestris, although they call it Only the Lonely for some reason. I think I grew it one year and wasn't crazy about the appearance, but that's just a personal preference. The alata used to reseed for me, but eventually died out. Then one year I dug up a flower bed, turning over the soil quite deeplyÂand was startled to find nicotiana sprouting all over the place a short time later. Boy, all this talk about n. alata makes me want to grow it again. I loved the way the white flowers glowed at night...between that and the night scent, what a fabulous moon garden! The Select Seeds website has the seeds for sale, but they call it Tobacco-Jasmine. Here is a link that might be useful: Nicotiana at Select Seeds

Hi Audrey, Would like to trade for these and others; sending you email. Betsy

I love nicotianas and have been winter sowing them for years. My favorites last summer were the perfume series... N.sanderae 'Perfume purple' and the mixed colors. Nice fragrance. The purple is a wonderful color! I also love N.sylvestris: woodland nicotiana; grows about 5 feet and N. alata: about 3 feet,pure white and very fragrant. They do self sow,but don't appear in my Z4 garden until late June and I like them blooming by then,lol.

Carla: Yes, it has a nice scent. I haven't noticed it wafting from many feet away though. Scent or not, the white blooms really show up at night with just a little ambient light. Patty: We've had some tomatoes pop up in some interesting places! And Nasturtiums too! Not always in the best spots, but it's fun to wait and see what they turn into. Renee: Hope you have lots of patience. :-) I don't remember how successful I was with the first seeds (10+ years ago). Hmmmm... maybe this one grew from one of those first seeds I planted, NOT from the first plant that grew from them! The seeds are very tiny, like dust... it's hard to see them in the soil. I'm planning to cut off some leaves and use them to make stepping stones.