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Rustica Tobacco Seed

Rustica Tobacco is an ornamental tobacco with an extremely high nicotine content and fragrant flowers. Seeds are certified organic.

Size: Packet: 100 seeds (0.05 gram), OG

Rustica Tobacco (Nicotiana rustica) originates from Andean South America, and also has a history of use and cultivation in North America, Vietnam and Russia. Stout plants of two to three feet produce shiny rounded leaves and abundant plumes of yellow flowers that attract beneficial insect pollinators.

Seeds are certified organic.

Nicotiana nustica has been used as a pest control plant due to the plant's resistance to insect predation. See:

B. Lewis and A. C. McWhorter, “Resistance of Nicotiana Species to Insect Attack,” Journal of Economic Entomology 18, no. 6 (1925): 807–812, https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/18.6.807.

Common Name:
Rustica Tobacco
Scientific Name:
Nicotiana rustica
Plant Lifespan:
Perennial
Cold Hardiness (F):
Zone 9b (25 to 30)
Light Requirements:
Full Sun (min. 6 hours a day)
Seed In:
Early Spring (Mar 21 - Apr 20), Mid Spring (Apr 21 - May 20), Late Spring (May 21 - Jun 20), and Early Summer (Jun 21 - Jul 20)
Seeding Depth:
Surface
Days to Sprout:
7-14
Optimal Soil Temperature (F):
70-75
Plant Spacing:
2-3 ft.
Plant Height:
3 ft.
Average Days from Seed to Harvest:
N/A

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