Flowering Tobacco (Noun)
Meaning
South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The flowering tobacco plant is a popular choice for evening gardens due to its nocturnally fragrant blooms.
- In warm climates, flowering tobacco can be grown as a perennial, but in cooler areas, it's often treated as an annual.
- The delicate greenish-white flowers of the flowering tobacco plant are highly scented and attract pollinators at night.
- Flowering tobacco is often used as a companion plant to attract hummingbirds and other nocturnal pollinators to the garden.
- The flowering tobacco plant's nocturnal fragrance is most noticeable in the evening hours when its greenish-white blooms are fully open.