how big do tobacco plants get Flowering Tobacco, Nicotiana sylvestris – Wisconsin Horticulture Tobacco farming and curing |

Nicotiana sylvestris is the tallest of the flowering tobacco garden cultivars

It grows throughout the southwestern states and reaches up to 3 feet in one year

The genus Nicotiana is home to several species of ornamental flowering tobacco grown all over the country, tolerant of more extreme conditions than traditional cigar tobacco plants

Depending on cultivar, most tobacco plants are ready to harvest in about 100 days from transplanting or as soon as 70 days once the bottom leaves begin to show an even golden discoloration

Because tobacco seeds are so small, evenly sprinkle seeds over all 72 cells in the starting tray without being too particular