Help: Sea Island Cotton

spike

I know this is a Bonsai forum, but after some of you gave me some great help in the Beginners section about starting from scratch (I haven't started yet but will be very soon!!), I actually have a question regarding a completely different plant!!!

I have grown from seed a couple of Sea Island Cotton Plants. The seedlings are still only about 10 days old now but the tallest one is already about 6-7 inches tall.....

My questoin is (if any one knows out there!!) is how do i look after Sea island Cotton? How big does it grow and does it need any special treatment? AND can it be turned into a Bonsai??

Any help would be great!!!

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TreeBay

I'm trying to recall what I remember of seeing cotton growing and it seemed to be a sort of chest-high thistle. Of course, I was a bit shorter then I suppose you could present it as an accent of some sort, but I wouldn't hold much hope for getting much in the way of longevity or dwarf character.

Some links for you

http://www.cottonaustralia.com.au/K...ottonplant.html

http://www.cottonsjourney.com/Storyofcotton/page3.asp

Regards,

Matt.

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spike

Thanks for the info Matt! The second site is helpfull as it tells you timescale of growth etc, but I also really need to know what sort of position to keep the plant in(shady/sunny etc) and also about in special feed requirements and watering amount!!

so if anyone has any more info...!!!

thanks again for all your help.