Cotton

Growth habit

Herbaceous

Perennation

Annual

Biocultural value

Cultivated for thousands of years in both the Old and New Worlds, two South American species replaced the Asian species in world trade after the 18th century.

Location

Robison Herb Garden

Source of plant

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds

Description

Here's a short-stapled cotton in varying shades of green. The color range runs the gamut from light green to dull olive-green. Flowers run pink to yellow. A few white-stapled plants will be seen as well. Foundation seed received from a Mississippi customer, David Kennedy.

USDA Hardiness Zone

7

Special characteristics

fiber