Pima Extra Long Cotton Seeds

130 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Erlene's Green Cotton. The plant produces good yields of naturally light, olive-green-tinted cotton. It is a popular cotton variety prized for home gardens, school projects, ornamental interest (attractive flowers and unique bolls), dried arrangements, and natural fiber crafts. It offers a connection to historical and sustainable textile practices without needing chemical dyes. Naturally colored cotton is now very rare. Before the Civil War, slaves grew green, blue, yellow, and pink cotton. This is a family heirloom from Erlene Melancon of East Texas. She has spun the green cotton for years, and her grandmother used colored cotton in quilts. Naturally colored cottons (green, blue, yellow, pink, and brown) were more common before the Civil War and industrialization, when white cotton and chemical dyes became dominant. Colored varieties are now rare and valued by seed savers, hand-spinners, quilters, and those interested in sustainable or historical textiles. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from the USA.

120 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Red Foliated White Cotton. The plant produces good yields of white cotton with gorgeous red leaves. It is a popular heirloom cotton variety prized for its striking dark red stems and foliage, while still producing short-staple white cotton. Young leaves start green and quickly develop rich, dark red coloring on stems and foliage. Flowers are yellowish-pink to pink. It yields fluffy white cotton bolls. It is a popular ornamental plant for gardens. This small, beautiful plant is suitable for the patio and containers. Also known as Red Beauty Cotton. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from the USA.

140 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Arkansas Green Cotton. The plant produces good yields of green-tinted cotton. The color of the cotton ranges from light green to dull olive green, sometimes minty or brownish green. The plant has pink and white flowers, which make it a very attractive plant against reddish-green foliage. Naturally colored cotton is very rare. It is a pre-1860 heirloom variety cultivated by slaves prior to the Civil War. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 528420. An heirloom variety from Arkansas, USA.

130 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Nankeen Brown Cotton. The plant produces good yields of naturally brown-colored cotton. It is a popular cotton variety prized by home gardeners, fiber artists, and those interested in natural-colored textiles or historical varieties. This historic heirloom variety comes from the Mansfield State Commemorative Area in Mansfield, Louisiana, and dates back to before 1860. Cotton was grown in the Mansfield area for making slave clothing. During the Civil War era, the Nankeen Shirt involved using braided vs. plain nankeen shirts as a coded signal about Union troop movements near Mansfield and Pleasant Hill. It grows well in poor, dry soil and appears to have slightly better insect resistance. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 528418. An heirloom variety from the USA.

145 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Rajhans White Cotton. The plant produces good yields of quality white cotton. It is known for producing large, high-quality white cotton bolls. This cotton variety is more suitable for diverse climatic conditions, has a higher tolerance to aphids, jassids, and cotton bollworms, and can be tried for organic cotton farming. Irrigated and dry land suitable for well-drained soil. Drought Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers, and those interested in organic or educational gardening. An heirloom variety from India.

130 days. Gossypium hirsutum. Open Pollinated. Mississippi Brown Cotton. The plant produces good yields of light-tan to golden-brown cotton. This variety was once grown by slaves. The seed came from a plantation near Natchez, Mississippi. Drought Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens. This heirloom variety dates back to Pre-1860. A variety from the USA.