Gossypium thurberi Mt Lemmon Primula pink phallic flower with its

pink phallic flower with its unique aroma

orchid-like flowers with a flush of purple on the lip

moist soil

fuzzy green leaves and adorned from early summer until fall with 2

provided they garden in an area with mild winters

Gossypium thurberi Mt Lemmon Primula pink phallic flower with itsThis is just one of the coolest plants that I've ever collected! Gossypium thurberi is an Arizona native perennial cotton plant yes, one of the parents of the plants that give us those comfortable clothes. We found Gossypium thurberi growing with cactus and agaves just north of Tucson, Arizona. In the garden, it makes a 4' tall stalk, clothed with mallow like leaves. In late summer and early fall, the stalks are topped with hundreds of small white