Mr Fothergill's Nicotiana Starlight Dancer Seeds, Tall and airy with evening fragrance. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season. The seed of Nicotiana is very small, for easier sowing, mix it with a little dry sand.

Sow indoors, a warm kitchen windowsill is all you need for starting these seeds. Sow thinly on the surface of a tray of pre-watered compost. Place in a warm, light position. A temperature 15-20°C. is ideal. Keep the compost moist. The tray can be covered with clingfilm to preserve humidity, but remove when seedlings appear. Seedlings usually appear in 14-28 days. Transplant seedlings 5cm apart to other trays when large enough to handle. (Always handle by a leaf, never by the stem). Grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions (avoid frosts), before planting out 30cm apart, when frosts are over. Remove dead flowers to prolong flowering season.

• A half hardy annual, flowers the same year as sown
• Tall airy stems smothered in fragrant white flowers
• Stylish displays for beds, borders and for cutting

Sow time: Feb-Apr
Flowering/Harvesting time: Jun-Oct