Arizona Wild Cotton
Also known as
Arizona wild cotton, Thurber's cotton and desert cotton
Taxonomy
Gossypium thurberi
Gossypium
Malvaceae
Malvales
How to care for Arizona Wild Cotton
How often to water your Arizona Wild Cotton
every 9
Arizona Wild Cotton needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Arizona Wild Cotton in your home
a window
Arizona Wild Cotton love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Arizona Wild Cotton does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Arizona Wild Cotton in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Arizona Wild Cotton
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Arizona Wild Cotton after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Arizona Wild Cotton
Arizona Wild Cotton
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.