Desert Tobacco
Nicotiana obtusifolianative · Central Texas
Desert Tobacco is a shrub native to Central Texas that grows 3 ft tall. It wants full sun and low water. Blooms white in Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Nov and Dec.
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The facts
4 sources- Type
- Shrub
- Sun
- Full sun (6–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- Low
- Height
- About 3 ft
- Bloom
- Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Nov, Dec · white
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
Where it grows
21 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.