I keep trying with Lupines but I never have much success. Last year I sowed a dwarf variety in a container and it did better than most, but did not return this year.
Nicotiana is a garden mainstay for me. I grow several species and alternate each year so I can keep trying new ones while maintaining my favorites. In good years some winter over in sheltered areas and some others are re-seeders. Hummingbirds are all over them. On the downside, cutworms, flea beetles and Tobacco Hornworms are all over them, too.
