one beautiful plant nicely clicked and very presented in a very curious way Ushadi Ji
Alok On Sep 6, 2:20 am, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]> wrote: > Malvaceae week 09 05 2011 UD 003 Gossypium herbaceum ‘nigrum’ NYBG 08 > > Since about 1999 we had been seeing this BLACK…actually a deep violet leafed > cotton with very pretty deep pink Hibiscus like flower … in several > botanical gardens and some garden clubs … but I got my chance to do some > digital photo taking in 2008 at NYBG… at the height of the summer of 2008 .. > the flowers were just beginning to open when I ventured in… no pods had > developed yet… but I can tell you they are usually about two inches and > look like any regular cotton pods and burst open in October ( or there > abouts) to reveal perfectly white regular cotton puffs…. > > Family: Malvaceae > > Genus: Gossypium > > Species: G. herbaceum > > Our cultivar is ‘nigrum” > > Binomial name Gossypium herbaceum “nigrum” > > Some write it as Gossypium herbaceum niger > > This so far is a rare garden plant, people often wait for long time to swap > seeds, and garden clubs are a good source in USA … some members may have > some to swap… > > I am just happy to look at my pictures… this plant was about 24 to 28 > inches tall, its spread about 3 feet, leaves were 6-7 inches long and 6 > inches wide, fig 2 shows that its markedly hirsuit… and perhaps even has > some glands?? > > Any experts on botany of cotton here? > > Can you please tell us what these round dots are? > > The flowers open in morning , are 4.5 to 5 inches in diameter., and close > at nite… pods develop slowly, bursting open in the fall… ( see above) . > > Enjoy. > > Thank you > > Usha di.. > > Gossypium herbaceum 1 LEAVES NYBG 08 (2) sm crp nm.jpg > 380KViewDownload > > Gossypium herbaceum 2 leaf close up HAIRS and MAY BE GLANDS NYBG 08 sm crp > nm.jpg > 307KViewDownload > > Gossypium herbaceum 3 FLOWER NYBG 08 (6) sm crp nm.jpg > 183KViewDownload
