Virginia Kazimierska Nicotiana Seeds

Virginia Kazimierska is a Nicotiana tabacum variety offered here as seed for growing the plant. The product card does not yet describe its height, leaf shape or flower colour, so this page keeps to the name as the store lists it, Nicotiana Virginia Kazimierska Seeds, and to what is generally known about the species.

Plant at a glance

• Species: Nicotiana tabacum
• Variety name: Virginia Kazimierska
• Family: Solanaceae, the same family as tomato, pepper and petunia
• Habit: a warm-season plant with broad leaves, normally grown as an annual in temperate gardens
• Seed: very fine, close to dust in size

Growing Virginia Kazimierska from seed

The points below describe the species Nicotiana tabacum in general. They are not measurements taken from a specific seed lot of this variety.

• Sowing: press the seed lightly onto the surface of moist, fine seed-starting mix and leave it uncovered. Nicotiana seed needs light to germinate, so burying it works against the plant.
• Timing: the plant is frost-tender, so seed is started indoors ahead of the last expected frost in your area.
• Moisture: the surface layer dries quickly because the seed is so small. Water gently from below or with a fine mist so the seed stays in place instead of washing into clumps.
• Seedlings: they start very small and grow slowly at first. Thin them once the first true leaves have formed.
• Transplanting: move plants outdoors only after the last frost has passed.
• Site: a sunny, sheltered bed with fertile, well-drained soil suits a warm-season Solanaceae plant.

Space and site planning

The height of this variety is not recorded, so there is no spacing figure to quote. Nicotiana tabacum forms a leafy plant that needs room for air to move around it. If you are planning a bed, leave generous space between seedlings at transplanting, and check the first plants in the season before you decide how far apart to place the rest.

What is not yet recorded

No seed specifications have been saved for this variety. For that reason this page does not state a germination percentage, a viability period, a seed size or a number of days to germination. The origin of the variety, its mature height, its days to flowering and the colour of its flowers are also not documented on the product card, so they are left out rather than guessed. The gallery has no photographs of this variety yet, so the text makes no claims about how the plants look.

When these details are added to the product card, this page will be updated to include them.

FAQ

How do I sow Virginia Kazimierska seeds?

Press them lightly onto the surface of moist soil and do not cover them. The seed is very fine and needs light to germinate. Keep the surface damp with gentle watering from below or a fine mist.

When should I sow Virginia Kazimierska?

The plant does not tolerate frost, so sow indoors ahead of your last expected frost and move seedlings outside after it has passed. The card gives no exact week or germination time for this variety, so judge your tray by the seedlings rather than by a fixed date.

How tall does Virginia Kazimierska grow?

The product card gives no height for this variety, so there is no figure to quote. Light, soil and spacing all change the final size of a Nicotiana plant, and the first season's plants will show you what to expect in your own garden.