• Photo of Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' (Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy's)

Plant Profile: Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy'

Names

Aggie Cotton, Burgundy Heirloom Cotton

  • Photo of Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' (Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy's)

Phonetic Spelling:gu-SIP-ee-um her-SOO-tum

Genus:Gossypium

Species:hirsutum

Family:Malvaceae

Burgundy Heirloom Cotton features distinctive burgundy leaves that are divided into three lobes. Its vibrant pink flowers bloom from spring through fall, making it an attractive choice. In cooler regions, it is best utilized as an annual plant.

For additional details, refer to Gossypium hirsutum.

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Feature Summary

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Tags

#full sun tolerant
#annual
#pink flowers
#purple leaves
#showy leaves
#maroon leaves

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Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Feature Summary

Attributes
Used to make fiber and cotton-seed oil
Perennial
Flowers
Pink cup-shaped showy flowers with 5 petals.
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Burgandy to green with burgundy veining 3 lobed foliage
Green
Red/Burgundy
Purple/Lavender
Whole Plant Traits
Herbaceous Perennial
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Attributes

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Uses (Ethnobotany)

Used to make fiber and cotton-seed oil

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Country Or Region Of Origin

Tropical Americas

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Flowers

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Flower Description

Pink cup-shaped showy flowers with 5 petals.

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Flower Color

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Pink

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Leaves

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Leaf Description

Burgandy to green with burgundy veining 3 lobed foliage

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Leaf Color

spa
Green
spa
Purple/Lavender
spa
Red/Burgundy

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Leaf Margin

Crenate
Crenulate
Dentate
Denticulate
Doubly Crenate
Doubly Dentate
Doubly Serrate
Entire
Lobed
Serrate
Sinuate
Undulate

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Leaf Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long-lasting
Showy

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Whole Plant Traits

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Cultural Conditions

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
11a
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy' Stem

Gossypium hirsutum 'Burgandy': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes