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Gossypium herbaceum ‘Nigra’ (Cotton)

Type: Cultivar | Edit History      Plant ID - 9002923



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Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gossypium
Species: Gossypium herbaceum
Cultivar: Nigra
 
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Plant Types edit
  • Evergreen
  • Perennial
  • Shrub
  • Tropical
Zones / Hardiness edit
  • 10a (to 35 F / 2 C)
  • 10b (to 40 F / 4 C)
  • 11 (Above 40 F / Above 4 C)
Height (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
Spread (Maximum) edit
  • 2 to 5 feet (60 cm to 1 1/2 m)
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Leaf Colour edit
  • Green - Dark
  • Purple
Leaf Shape edit
  • Palmate
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  • Container/Patio
  • Greenhouse
  • Tropical Garden
Sun Exposure edit
  • Full Sun
Soil Types edit
  • Well-drained
  • Moist
  • Sandy / Light
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Bloom Colour edit
  • Red
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  • Seed
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  • Illegal to grow in US states where cotton is a cash crop. edit | delete
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zuzu's petals (2148) wrote on Oct 25 2015
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*** IMPORTANT LEGAL NOTE ***
Growing cotton at home is illegal in some states due to the Boll Weevil Eradication Program. It is illegal in the states in which cotton is a cash crop, including (but not necessarily limited to):
Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

The common name "Black Cotton" refers to the very dark foliage, the actual cotton produced by this plant is white.

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