Did you know that Okra is first cousin to cotton...just sayin and I think you knew this. Okra a favorite vegetable of mine
No wonder my shirts are so tasty ---
Yes, I knew that. One year long ago I was walking through one of our cotton fields and noticed how the leaves were similar and the flowers were almost identical, but cotton flowers were smaller. That's when I started reading about the african origins of each.
If anyone wants to grow a few cotton plants as ornamentals, let me know and I'll mail you some seeds. Makes a very pretty plant. Areas where the temps cool off at night will provide a particularly good home.