- Florida 17 is a high yielding cigar wrapper variety which produces a very high quality leaf with resistance to blank shank and rot knot.
Florida 17 is a high yielding cigar wrapper variety which produces a very high quality leaf. It has high resistance to blank shank and rot knot. It was developed in the 1960's and first released for commercial production in 1966. Florida 17 grows slowly early in the season but quickly catches up to and surpasses many other varieties in the second half of the growing season.