Bronze Queen Tobacco Seeds

Common Names
Bronze Queen Tobacco, Flowering Tobacco

Botanical Name
Nicotiana langsdorfii

Plant Family
Solanaceae (Nightshade Family)

Life Cycle
Annual

Native Range
South America

Hardiness Zone
2-11

Habit
Grows to a height of about 2 or 3 feet tall and can spread to roughly 1.5 feet wide. The beautiful 'Bronze Queen' showcases tall, slender stems that elegantly support blush red to cocoa brown, starry trumpet-shaped flowers, with the backs of the petals displaying a charming bronze cast that adds to its allure. This delightful plant is not only visually appealing, but it is also favoured by pollinators, drawing them in with its nectar.

Sun/Soil
Tobacco needs all the sun you can give it, decent soil (the more fertile the better), and regular waterings to help it establish. The high humidity environment of the green house is also beneficial but not necessary.

Germination/Sowing
Tobacco seeds are very easy to germinate and the seedlings are fast growing. The seeds can be direct sown in fall or winter (zones 8+) or started in flats in the spring and transplanted out. Make sure to give the roots lots of root, the seedlings are fast growing and will become stunted if left to become root bound in small pots.

Growing/Care 
Tobacco plants like regular water throughout the growing season, if soil is deficient then adding compost, or a feeding of kelp and/or fish fertilized is recommended to encourage large leaf growth.

Culinary Uses
None known.

Medicinal Uses
Revered and respected as a sacred plant since ancient times, Tobacco is used for offering and purification. In ceremony, tobacco smoke is used to carry one's thoughts and prayers to the Creator.

Themes
Cut flowers, Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Apothecary Garden, Sacred Medicine Garden.