- A popular variety developed in North Carolina, NC 95 is a smaller tobacco plant reaching only about 5 feet high with closely growing leaves and little suckering.
NC 95 Tobacco Seeds. 65 to 70 Days. Nicotiana tabacum. Perennial in roughly Zones 8 to 11. Can be grown in many other zones as an annual. NC 95 is a bright leaf with tight greens, very little suckering, and an average 5 foot height. The leaves cure easily to a light yellow-brow. Harvest when leaves begin to mottle and yellow at the edges.