Native American Tobacco - Seed kit Gift Box with 4 Tobacco Varieties Grown by Native Tribes

Description

Cultivating tobacco is deriving from an old tradition established long ago by Native American tribes. Initially Aztec tobacco was commonly grown, a tobacco variety originally at home in Mexico, which was eventually brought to North America.Aztec tobacco is among the varieties containing the highest nicotine levels (up to 8%) and is so intense that some feel affected with a tickling in their throats by it. Very often it is therefore blended with other milder tobacco varieties or even some aromatic herbs. For this seed kit we hand selected 4 Native American tobacco varieties: Woodland tobacco (Nicotiana sylvestris)Is native to the eastern Andes, a region, which describes a habitat dominated by nutrient-rich mountain forest soils and high humidity levels. Woodland tobacco is considered the predecessor of most of today's commonly cultivated tobacco varieties.Tree tobacco (Nicotiana glauca)The bluish-green plant is happy to either remain at bush size or to develop further into a tree, with leathery blue frosted leaves and small, yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers.Wild Aztec tobacco (Nicotiana rustica)A Native American tobacco plant variety, which has been introduced successfully to colder areas in Europe. When fermented, Aztec tobacco acquires its unique aroma of violets.Yauhtli (Tagetes lucida)Develops lots of lovely, small golden-yellow flowers, whose flavour is slightly reminiscent of sweet woodruff. The flowers are wonderful to infuse puddings and its leaves are even more commonly used as seasoning.The seed sachets and detailed growing instructions in German and English are packed in a beautiful gift box.