Avoid cutting the leaf itself which is known to affect the curing process
You may feel nervous about differentiating the sucker leaves from the true leaves, but they are hard to tell apart because the suckers are thin, meager, and grown upright between the stem and base of the leaf
Wild Variety Heights Nicotiana glauca is an evergreen perennial with a shrubby habit that eventually grows to the size of a small treeup to 25 feet
of Illinois Extension, Urbana: Ornamental Flowering Tobacco University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture: Plant of the Week, Ornamental Tobacco Santa Monica Mountains Trails Council: Tree Tobacco Fine Gardening Magazine: Nicotiana glauca (Tree tobacco) Washington State Department of Natural Resources: Nicotiana attenuata Southeastern Arizona Wildflowers: Nicotiana obtusifolia Desert Tobacco Cal's Plant of the Week: Nicotiana tabacum University of Florida IFAS Extension: Growing Tobacco in the Home Garden U.S
The plants are attractive and make a very interesting addition to flower gardens
For best results, maintain a 70-80 humidity without allowing water and moisture to make direct contact with your crop