General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 2 - 6 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 4 feet
Fruit: Showy
Other: Green, white or brown pods/bolls that split when ripe. Seeds are embedded in the flossy fibers.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
White
Yellow
Uses: Suitable as Annual

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Common names
  • Cotton

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Photo by clintbrown
Location: indoors Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2024-02-03
Cotton (Gossypium) seeds germination easily.
Location: Opp, AL
Date: 2015-09-27
Location: Birmingham Botanical garden 
Date: 2015-10-23

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