Common names:
Wild Tobacco
Sacred Tobacco
Tobacco
Aztec Tobacco
Mapacho

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Water Preferences: In Water
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 4a
Fruit: Dehiscent
Fruiting Time: Summer
Fall
Flowers: Nocturnal
Flower Size: Under 1"
1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Winter
Wildlife Attractant: Birds
Butterflies
Other Beneficial Insects
Toxicity: Roots are poisonous
Fruit is poisonous
Propagation: Seeds: Stratify seeds
Scarify seeds: rvcSaocr e u)of(w edntoens
Start indoors: 7fM Finmuimº3o
Seeds are hydrophilic
Will not come true from seed
Pollinators: Self
Other
Bats
Wind
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

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