Cotton Seeds – White

Grow your own soft, natural cotton at home with White Cotton Seeds, a warm-season variety known for its fluffy white bolls and attractive shrub-like plants. Cotton is easy to grow in sunny, warm climates and makes a unique addition to home gardens, educational projects, and ornamental plantings. The plants thrive in heat, produce beautiful cream-colored flowers before forming bolls, and offer both visual appeal and a rewarding harvest.

This variety is well-suited for gardeners looking to explore an unusual crop with ornamental and practical value.

Features

• Produces fluffy white cotton bolls

• Warm-season plant that thrives in heat

• Attractive plants with cream-to-pink flowers before boll formation

• Suitable for garden beds, containers, and educational growing

• Low maintenance with steady growth

Specifications

• Common Name: Cotton

• Botanical Name: Gossypium hirsutum (most common variety)

• Color: White cotton bolls

• Bloom Season: Summer (June–August)

• Planting Season: Spring

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors April; transplant June after frost

  • Zones 5–6: Direct sow or transplant May–June

  • Zones 7–8: Direct sow April–May

  • Zones 9–10: Direct sow March–April

• Hardiness Zones: Grown as an annual in Zones 3–10

• Sunlight: Full sun

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile soil

• Germination Time: 7–14 days

• Plant Height: 36–60 inches

• Growth Habit: Upright, branching annual shrub