Description

Tobacco Petit Canadien
Nicotiana tabacum

Annual. Small, very full-bodied smoking tobacco. Let the leaves ripen on the plant before harvesting, the taste will be improved. Plant of 60 cm to 1 meter in height. Pink flower. Also called Little Red Tobacco. Was cultivated more than 100 years ago in Quebec.

Full sun, well drained and rich soil. Sow indoors in mid-March and transplant when there is no longer a risk of frost and the soil is warm. Protect young plants from wind at the beginning of the season. Sow on the surface. 40 cm between plants.

Germination: 80% in November 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.