One of my favorite plants in my garden is nicotiana (Nicotiana sylvestris), also known as flowering tobacco. The plants need almost no care and bloom most of the spring, summer and autumn. The flowers ...
A hawk moth in mid wing stroke unrolls its proboscis to feed from a Nicotiana flower. These agile moths hover in midair and track flower movements at up to 10 times a second even in light levels as ...
Nature: Transglutaminase activity during senescence and programmed cell death in the corolla of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) flowers
Corolla life span of undetached flowers of Nicotiana tabacum was divided into stages from the closed corolla (stage 1) through anthesis (stage 5) to death (stage 9). Senescence began around stage 6 in ...
Transglutaminase activity during senescence and programmed cell death in the corolla of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) flowers
The Virginian-Pilot: In Full Bloom: History and gardening glory aside, flowering tobacco is noteworthy because of its uncanny intelligence
This week, I ran into an old flower friend. On top of being fun to grow, learning about flowering tobacco introduced me to the invisible world of plant communication chemicals. Able to change its ...
In Full Bloom: History and gardening glory aside, flowering tobacco is noteworthy because of its uncanny intelligence
Fort Worth Star-Telegram: These overlooked flowering annuals deserve a chance in your North Texas landscape
On the one hand it’s one of our prettiest groups of flowering annuals. On the other hand, you rarely see them in North Texas landscapes. I’ve never been able to equate those two thoughts. Let me tell ...