Cotton

We cannot ship cotton to Georgia, South Carolina, or California.

Please refer to Cotton Cultural Notes for growing information.

Packet: 16-20 seeds




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Arkansas Green Lint Cotton

Arkansas Green Lint Cotton

Seed destroyed in fire, now sold out for 2013 135 days. Soft light green cotton with short fibers, seeds very dark green. The yellow-pink flowers are lovely, excellent in floral arangements. 5–7 ft. tall plants. Pkt. (16-20 seeds) Cannot ship to GA, SC, or CA.
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Erlene's Green Cotton

Erlene's Green Cotton

130 days. [Family heirloom from Erlene Melancon in east Texas. Erlene said that she has been spinning green cotton for years and that her grandmother loved using colored cotton in her quilts.] The fibers are light olive green and can be spun off the seed. Harvest the bolls shortly after they open...
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Mississippi Brown Cotton

Mississippi Brown Cotton

130 days. [Pre-1860. Once grown by slaves, this seed came from a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi via seed saver John Coykendall.] Drought-tolerant 5 ft. tall plants produce an abundance of light tan to golden brown cotton. Some plants have deeply lobed leaves like Nankeen. Pkt. (16-20 seeds) ...
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Nankeen Cotton

Nankeen Cotton

130 days. [Pre-1860. Seed and history supplied by John House III of the Mansfield State Commemorative Area, Mansfield, LA. Introduced 1997 by SESE.] A short-fiber, naturally brown cotton that has been grown since the Civil War. The lint is a non-fading attractive dark copper color that actually...
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Red Foliated White Cotton

Red Foliated White Cotton

Seed lost in fire, now sold out for 2013 120 days [From SSE member Alice Gamewel via Charles Hoehnle.] A beautiful plant with dark red stems and leaves. 3–5 ft. tall, grows well in a container or in a flower bed. Green when it first emerges but soon develops...
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Sea Island Brown Cotton

Sea Island Brown Cotton

135 days. [Likely cross of Sea Island White and an unknown brown cotton.] “Naked seeds” are easily removed from the lint, has a longer fiber than other browns. The tall (5–6 ft.) plants and some shine to the spun cotton both point to a Sea Island heritage. Pkt (16-20 seeds) Cannot ship to...
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Sea Island White Cotton

Sea Island White Cotton

160 days. [Heirloom 1780–1865 SC, GA, FL. From seeds that fell from a bale of cotton dating from 1920 that was moved in a museum.] The “cashmere” of cottons. The seeds are easily removed from the long fibers. Requires a long, hot season, rich soil, and steady supply of water. Very tall 7+ ft....
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