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Cigar Tobacco Seed Varieties

You can use a wide variety of tobacco types to make cigars, but not all of them are suitable. From our large range of seeds, we have selected only those types we think you'd find suitable for making your own cigars.

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Aztec Rustica

Picture of Aztec Rustica tobacco plants.

Aztec Rustica (originally from Easter Island) is native to Central and South America. It grows to 30 inches high with abundant bright yellow flowers that a ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Black Mammoth - Small Stock

Picture of Black Mammoth - Small Stock tobacco plants.

A deep dark tobacco that gives good weight and supports itself very well. This is a tobacco prized by growers because it provides a great wrapper tobacco o ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Pipe

Burley Original

Picture of Burley Original tobacco plants.

The original and popular commercial strain of burley tobacco makes a great addition to any garden. It is used for its hardiness and smooth, rich flavor. G ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Cigarette

Catterton

Picture of Catterton tobacco plants.

A heirloom Maryland type tobacco. A very good producer with sharp pointed leaves growing to over 30 inches long and 16 inches wide. Air cures easily to a r ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Connecticut Broad Leaf

Picture of Connecticut Broad Leaf tobacco plants.

Connecticut Broad-leaf is a fast maturing cigar wrapper tobacco. It grows to 4 feet in height with dark green leaves to 30" long and 16" wide. It matures i ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Costello

Picture of Costello tobacco plants.

Costello is a bright leaf variety imported by the USDA from Columbia in 1967. It grows to a height of 5-6 feet with closely spaced leaves. Plant form is an ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Cuban Corojo 99

Picture of Cuban Corojo 99 tobacco plants.

Corojo 99 is a hybrid decedent of the original El Corojo seed from Cuba in the 1930's.  It is sometimes called a sister of Habano 2000. Corojo 99 is ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Cuban Criollo 98

Picture of Cuban Criollo 98 tobacco plants.

The name of this variety is Cuban Crillo 98 and is another one of our very popular cigar varieties of Cuban origin. Will grow up to 6-7 ft. tall. It's leav ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Cuban Habano 2000

Picture of Cuban Habano 2000 tobacco plants.

This one whose name is Cuban Habano 2000, is one of the most popular Cuban cigar varieties for cigar enthusiasts. This variety of Cuban origin grows to ab ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Cuban Havana 142

Picture of Cuban Havana 142 tobacco plants.

This Cuban Havana 142 is classified as a cigar binder but is often used in making chew also. Many growers find it makes an excellent cigarette tobacco as w ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Cuban Piloto Cubano

Picture of Cuban Piloto Cubano tobacco plants.

This is one of our newer varieties, apparently originally smuggled out of Cuba in cotton balls.  Piloto Cubano is a tobacco named for the town it cam ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Dark Burley

Picture of Dark Burley tobacco plants.

This dark variety is rich in flavor and is a popular Burley that grows into a large plant. A fine commercial strain that is used for its hardiness and rich ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Cigarette

Goose Creek Red

Picture of Goose Creek Red tobacco plants.

Goose Creek Red is named after a small river that runs into the Charleston Harbor. This dark Virginian type tobacco is air cures to a deep reddish brown co ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Pipe

Greenwood

Picture of Greenwood tobacco plants.

Greenwood, also call Little Wood, is an heirloom fire cured tobacco that has been used for chew, a cigar filler and wrapper, and as a blend for cigare ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Cigarette

Little Dutch

Picture of Little Dutch tobacco plants.

Little Dutch is an heirloom variety dating back to the 1880's. It is sweet aromatic tobacco used in pipe blends and as a cigar filler. It grow to around 3' ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Pipe

Lizard Tail Orinoco

Picture of Lizard Tail Orinoco tobacco plants.

A Virginia Bright Leaf variety that is a good choice for a fuller flavored cigarette or pipe blend, or cigar filler. It matures early at 55 days. The dark ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Madole

Picture of Madole tobacco plants.

Madole is an heirloom dark tobacco with a rich full flavor. It's often fire cured for use as a pipe or cigar tobacco. Its deep colored green leaves air cur ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Pipe

Mohawk Rustica

Picture of Mohawk Rustica tobacco plants.

Mohawk Rustica is native to Central America as was widely cultivated by Native Americans and grown throughout the southern US. It grows to 3' in height and ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Monte Calme Yellow

Picture of Monte Calme Yellow tobacco plants.

A favorite European variety that features wide, thin leaves that are much preferred for cigarettes and as cigar wrappers. Grows up to about 6 ft. tall, pro ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Cigarette

Nostrano del Brenta

Picture of Nostrano del Brenta tobacco plants.

Nostrano del Brenta is an Italian cigar tobacco with an earthy woody taste and a bit of sweetness. Tobacco was first cultivated in the Brenta River valley ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Paris Wrapper

Picture of Paris Wrapper tobacco plants.

Paris Wrapper is an heirloom bright leaf variety that is a vigorous early season grower reaching a height of 6 feet. Its leaves grow to 30" long and 20" wi ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Pelleted Burley Tennessee

Picture of Pelleted Burley Tennessee tobacco plants.

One of the more popular commercial strains of Burley tobacco originating in Tennessee and still carrying its name. It is used for its hardiness and smooth, ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette, Pipe and Pelleted

Pelleted seeds are only available to UK mainland addresses (England, Scotland, and Wales). We confirm your delivery address at checkout.

Pennsylvania Red

Picture of Pennsylvania Red tobacco plants.

Pennsylvania Red is a rich full flavored tobacco and a long time favorite of cigar makers as a filler or binder. It grows to 5 feet in height and has very ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Russian Red

Picture of Russian Red tobacco plants.

This is an unclassified tobacco. It grows to around 3 feet in height and has very dark green leaves. It produces a fair amount of tobacco, but its most str ..read more

Suitable for Cigar and Pipe

Turkish Bafra

Picture of Turkish Bafra tobacco plants.

Turkish tobacco often used in pipe tobacco blends and cigarettes. Columnar plant growing to 5 feet. Mature in 50 days. Cures a medium brown. Has a very low ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Turkish Samsun

Picture of Turkish Samsun tobacco plants.

Black Sea Samsun originated in the Samsun region of Turkey on the Black Sea. Prized for rich flavor and aroma, but yet mild to smoke. It matures in 65-70 d ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe

Wisconsin 901

Picture of Wisconsin 901 tobacco plants.

Wisconsin 901 is classified as a cigar binder though may also be used as a filler or as a pipe tobacco blend. It produces large leaves, has a tight upright ..read more

Suitable for Cigar

Yellow Twist Bud

Picture of Yellow Twist Bud tobacco plants.

This is a white stemmed heirloom Burley that grows 5-6 feet in height. It produces few suckers and its pyramidal plant form with closely spaced leaves give ..read more

Suitable for Cigar, Cigarette and Pipe