How to tend a Gossypium spp.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil surface is dry

Sunlight

Likes enough sunlight

Soil

Peat or soil with specific nutrients

Fertilizer

Dilute fertilizers following instructions, apply once monthly in spring and autumn

Pruning

Remove flower stem, diseased and rotten leaves timely

About this plant

Origin
Subtropical regions
Category
Malvaceae, Gossypium
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height ≥ 15 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period summer to autumn
Flower colors
yellow or white, fruit color white