Accession #: 200800015
Accession Date: 2008-04-09
Common name: Pima Cotton
Family: Malvaceae
Synonym(s):
Country of Origin: Peru, though widely cultivated elsewhere
Description: It is a tropical perennial plant that produces yellow flowers and has black seeds. It grows as a small, bushy tree and yields cotton with unusually long, silky fibers.
Uses:
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USDA Zone: 9-11
Source: Smith College Index 2007- #300
Provenance:
Seed collected from open pollinated conservatory plants. Original plants wild collected in Peru.
Restrictions:
Culture:
It requires full sun and high humidity and rainfall.