Ladies' Tobacco
About Ladies' Tobacco
Ladies' Tobacco is a super rare houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Ladies' Tobacco likes soil that is well draining. You may want to supplement with a gentle, organic fertilizer throughout the peak growing season.
Taxonomy
Pseudognaphalium californicum
Pseudognaphalium
Asteraceae
Asterales
Also known as
ladies' tobacco, California rabbit tobacco, California cudweed and California everlasting
How to care for Ladies' Tobacco
How often to water your Ladies' Tobacco
every 9
Ladies' Tobacco needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Ladies' Tobacco in your home
a window
Ladies' Tobacco love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Ladies' Tobacco does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Ladies' Tobacco in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Ladies' Tobacco
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Ladies' Tobacco after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Ladies' Tobacco
Ladies' Tobacco
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.