Perique Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) seeds

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Perique Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) seeds

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Perique is a rare heirloom tobacco variety from Louisiana. Traditionally the leaves are strongly flavored, fermented and mixed with other tobaccos.
It is a red burley tobacco, which is very strong and has a slightly charred flavour.
This tobacco was first cultivated over 400 years ago by the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians.

Package with aprox. 500 perique tobacco seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Perennial
Climate:	Subtropical
Eventual height:	1-3 m
Flowering months:	July August September
Flower colour:	Red White
Special features:	Needs light to germinate Open-pollinated
Species:	Solanaceae
Winter hardiness zones:	11 (4 bis 10 °C)

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
When to sow outdoors:
Germination time:	5-10 days
Germination temperature:	15-20°C
Planting distance:	40 cm
Row spacing:	50 cm
Sunlight:	Full sun
Water requirement:	Medium

Annual plant for the garden (under tropical conditions, Burley Perique tobacco may be perennial). Likes lots of sun, water and fertilizer. Sowing: preculture from February. Sprinkle the fine seeds onto the substrate and press down gently, do not cover with soil. Germinates at approx. 20 °C. Harden off and plant out in May.