A researcher observes the sprouting cotton rose seeds that returned from space with China\’s Shenzhou-14 and 15 manned spaceships at Chengdu Botanical Garden, southwest China\’s Sichuan Province, March 22, 2023. (Photo: China News Service/An Yuan)
A total of 4,000 cotton rose seeds have started germinating in Chengdu, and are expected to bloom as early as 2024.