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Aztec Tobacco, Nicotiana rustica. We grew this plant outside out “deer protected” area and it has survived well. A few of the younger deer have nibbled on a few leaves but have obviously not liked the taste because the remains of the leaves have been left beside the plant. We do not plan on making any cigars! Canada,Geotagged,Nicotiana rustica,Summer Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Aztec Tobacco, Nicotiana rustica.

We grew this plant outside out “deer protected” area and it has survived well. A few of the younger deer have nibbled on a few leaves but have obviously not liked the taste because the remains of the leaves have been left beside the plant. We do not plan on making any cigars!

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Those cigars would have been very strong, from what I read. Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      Good thing I don’t smoke! Impressive plants to see. Posted 5 years ago
  3. View Patomarazul's profile
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    It is a beautiful plant though :-) Posted 5 years ago
    1. View gary fast's profile
      gary fast
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      It has been so much fun to see it grow. Quite spectacular. Posted 5 years ago

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The Aztec tobacco

''Nicotiana rustica'', Aztec tobacco or strong tobacco, called ucuch in southern Mexico due to its Mayan roots, mapacho in South America, Bauerntabak in Germany, and thuoc lao in Vietnam, is a rainforest plant in the family Solanaceae. It is a very potent variety of tobacco, containing up to nine times more nicotine than common species of ''Nicotiana'' such as ''Nicotiana tabacum''.

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Uploaded Jul 2, 2020. Captured Jul 2, 2020 07:20 in 315 Whaletown Rd, Whaletown, BC V0P 1Z0, Canada.
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  • E-M5MarkII
  • f/16.0
  • 1/80s
  • ISO1250
  • 40mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.