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Gardens Navigator Gomphocarpus physocarpus Balloon Cottonbush; Bladderbush; Wild Cotton; Hairy Balls Search for Gomphocarpus physocarpus in Missouri Botanic Garden Plant Finder |
Other Plants Like This: Gomphocarpus
| DERIVATION |
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| FAMILY |
Apocynaceae (Dogbane Family) | ||
| HABIT | Herbaceous | ||
| RANGE | Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania, Swaziland | ||
| LEAF TYPE | Deciduous | ||
| FLOWERS | White (Inconspicuous) | ||
| HARDINESS | USDA Zone 8 (Coldest zone where hardy) | ||
| SUN REQUIREMENTS | Sun | ||
| SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS | Steppe Plant Collection | ||
| COMMON NAME(S) | Balloon Cottonbush | Bladderbush | Wild Cotton | Hairy Balls | ||
| SYNONYMS | Asclepias physocarpa Gomphocarpus physocarpus 'Hairy Balls' |
Individual Location for Gomphocarpus physocarpus:
(To display plant details, click a number in the table.)
| Map Key |
Accession Number |
Year | Location |
| No Map |
150680*1 | 2015 | Propagation |
| 1 | 172931*1 | 2017 | Mordecai Childrens G |
| 2 | 181743*1 | 2018 | Steppe Garden |
| No Map |
220111*3 | 2022 | Seed |
| No Map |
231270*2 | 2023 | Seed |
| 3 | 242576*1 | 2024 | Steppe Garden |
| FLOWERING: When Gomphocarpus physocarpus has been observed flowering at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| FRUITING: When Gomphocarpus physocarpus has been observed fruiting at Denver Botanic Gardens | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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