Gossypium herbaceum
Levant cotton, Cotton plant
Gossypium Gossypium
G. herbaceum - G. herbaceum is a short-lived and fast growing perennial shrub with trilobed leaves and yellow hibiscus-like flowers, followed by capsules that split open when ripe to display cotton.
Gossypium herbaceum is: Deciduous
Branching, Erect
Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Flushed pink in Autumn
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Aphids , Thrips Aphids , Thrips
Alternaria blight, and grey mildew
If grown as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season. Otherwise, prune lightly in early autumn.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 2 years.
Requires a long, hot growing season. In cooler areas, start off indoors so you can use the full length of the summer heat. Does not tolerate frost. Overwinter indoors. Grown as an annual commercially.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
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Gossypium herbaceum
Levant cotton, Cotton plant
Gossypium Gossypium
G. herbaceum - G. herbaceum is a short-lived and fast growing perennial shrub with trilobed leaves and yellow hibiscus-like flowers, followed by capsules that split open when ripe to display cotton.
Deciduous
Branching, Erect
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Yellow in Summer; Yellow, Flushed pink in Autumn
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Alternaria blight, and grey mildew
If grown as an annual, remove at the end of the growing season. Otherwise, prune lightly in early autumn.
Seed, Semi-ripe cuttings
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Gossypium herbaceum (Levant cotton) will reach a height of 1.5m and a spread of 1.5m after 2 years.
Requires a long, hot growing season. In cooler areas, start off indoors so you can use the full length of the summer heat. Does not tolerate frost. Overwinter indoors. Grown as an annual commercially.
Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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Light: | Full Sun | Tell us... |
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Hardiness: | Tender in frost (H3) | Tell us... |
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