Oriental Molovata Nicotiana Seeds

Oriental Molovata is an Oriental-type variety of Nicotiana tabacum, offered here as seed for growing the plant. The product card describes a plant that reaches about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet) tall, with small, thin, light green leaves that are slightly crinkled, and delicate pink flowers that open in late summer. It is a warm-season plant that does best in full sun, and the notes below follow the variety description on the product card.

Oriental Molovata is the name of this particular variety, and the store lists it as Nicotiana Oriental Molovata.

Plant at a glance

• Species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety name: Oriental Molovata (Oriental leaf type)
• Height: about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet), according to the product card
• Flowers: delicate, pink, in late summer
• Site: full sun, a warm climate and well-drained, sandy soil

Growing Oriental Molovata from seed

Nicotiana seed is very fine and needs light to germinate, so it is pressed onto the surface and never buried. The figures below come from the variety description and are approximate guides, not results measured on a specific seed lot.

• Sowing: press the seeds lightly onto the surface of moist soil and leave them uncovered.
• Timing: start the seeds indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last expected frost.
• Temperature: the card suggests keeping the soil around 24 C (75 F) and moist while the seeds germinate.
• Germination: the card gives 7 to 14 days.
• Transplanting: move seedlings outdoors only after the last frost, spacing plants 30 to 45 cm (12 to 18 inches) apart.
• Site and soil: full sun and well-drained, sandy soil.

Because the seed is so small, the surface layer can dry out quickly. Water gently, from below or with a fine mist, so the seeds stay in place on the soil instead of washing together into clumps. Once the seedlings have grown their first true leaves, thinning them gives each plant room before it goes outdoors.

Space and site planning

A plant that reaches about a metre needs room for air to move around it. The spacing of 30 to 45 cm from the card is a practical starting point, and a sunny bed with free-draining sandy soil matches the variety description. Because the pink flowers appear in late summer, the plants are usually in the ground for a full warm season before they bloom.

What is not yet recorded

No seed specifications have been saved for this variety yet. For that reason this page does not state a germination percentage, a viability period or a seed size. The origin of the variety and its exact days to flowering are also not documented on the product card, so they are left out here rather than guessed. Photographs in the gallery have not all been reviewed against this variety, so this text makes no claims about what the plants in them look like beyond the card.

FAQ

How do I sow Oriental Molovata seeds?

Press them lightly onto the surface of moist, well-drained soil and do not cover them. The seeds need light to germinate, and the card suggests about 24 C (75 F).

When should I sow Oriental Molovata?

The card recommends sowing indoors 6 to 8 weeks before the last frost, then transplanting outdoors after the last frost. Germination is given as 7 to 14 days.

How tall does Oriental Molovata grow?

The card describes a height of about 0.9 to 1.2 m (3 to 4 feet), with pink flowers in late summer. Actual size depends on light, soil and spacing.