How to Grow Starlight Dancer
Nicotiana x hybrida
Your complete guide to growing Starlight Dancer.
📷 Wikipedia: FlowerWhen to Plant Starlight Dancer
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| Zone | Start Indoors | Direct Sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 1 | May – June | July – September | — |
| Zone 2 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 3 | April – May | June – August | — |
| Zone 4 | March – April | June – July | — |
| Zone 5 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 6 | March – April | May – July | — |
| Zone 7 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 8 | February – March | April – June | — |
| Zone 9 | January – February | March – May | — |
| Zone 10 | January | February – April | — |
| Zone 11 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 12 | January | January – March | — |
| Zone 13 | January | January – March | — |
Companion Plants for Starlight Dancer
✓ Good companions
Repels ants, mosquitoes, and rodents while attracting beneficial pollinators
Repel aphids, Japanese beetles, and carrot rust flies with their sulfur compounds
Attract beneficial insects like lacewings and provide complementary bloom colors
Deters moths, fleas, and mosquitoes while attracting pollinators
Repel nematodes and aphids while attracting beneficial predatory insects
Act as trap crops for aphids and cucumber beetles, protecting nearby flowers
Attracts hoverflies and parasitic wasps that control aphids and thrips
Attract ladybugs, parasitic wasps, and butterflies for natural pest control
✗ Keep away from
Release juglone toxin that inhibits growth and can kill sensitive flowering plants
Produces allelopathic compounds that suppress growth of nearby plants
Release allelopathic chemicals that can stunt growth of smaller flowering plants
