Gardenguru, you're the best! I've done some Goog searching since you posted and was pleasantly surprised. Now that we know what it is, we'll take better care of it in hopes of seeing it bloom. So I've read, the fragrance from the flowers is absolutely divine. It is strange that we 've had the plant for 6 years and have never seen it bloom. Again, thank you so much, Gardenguru. B

Philmont - I thought that too at first but it doesn't flower and there are only a couple of stalks total which are about 2-3 feet high now with long oval leaves that grow opposite to each other.

Well, they don't exactly explode. You will come out one day and the opening process will have begun. The bolls fluff out gradually. Then....mail me the seeds. How amazing that you have a cotton plant volunteer.

location is houseplant .. lol .. ken