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| I would search & try to ID it myself
But can't say I'v ever seen this plant or one like it before & have no idea where to even start to look Sorry don't have any pics of the actual plant
Seed pods burst in to a cotton like fiber which the seeds are in bedded in
Pic 1
Any help IDing this plant will be greatly appropriated Thanx
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| Gossypium barbadense? |
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- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 14, 12 at 8:50
| Looks like cotton (Gossypium sp.) to me as well. It is a beautiful plant and easy to grow from seed. Even in my Northern location it grew and produced gorgeous flowers similar looking to other Malvaceae. While it did produce bolls, they did not fully mature with my short season. I'm sure such a plant will do so much better in southern CA. FataMorgana |
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| Hi fatamorgana That seems to be what it is Thanx for the ID |
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- Posted by theplantwizard none (My Page) on Thu, Nov 15, 12 at 19:57
| I think the leaf pictures are actually of the flower petioles. |
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| @ theplantwizard Your right |
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| Anyone have any good advice on germinating the seeds Sow now & let them do their thing??? Thanx |
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- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Fri, Nov 16, 12 at 7:59
| I have no idea for your zone/conditions. I live in NY State - other side of the country from you. We have vastly different conditions. To grow the cotton, I direct sowed the seed into rich garden soil about the same time I was planting tomato and pepper transplants into the veggie garden. I kept it watered until it germinated. It was pretty tolerant of my Northern summer conditions (cooler and more rain than southern locations) and it needed little if any attention after that. I imagine indoor seed starting and transplanting after started would also be a good option. FataMorgana |
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| fatamorgana Thanx for your input / Appreciate it I like to get a head start on my veggie garden so I usually plant a little early I read it was hardy in zones 9 - 11 / I'm in like coastal Z10 / So should be good I have this mind set that if a plant is seeding Guess I'll pot up a few now & toss them in my greenhouse & I'll hold on to a few till the spring Thanx again for the info |
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- Posted by fatamorgana 5/6 (My Page) on Wed, Nov 21, 12 at 10:12
| Glad to help and good luck! FataMorgana |
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