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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Okra

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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2012-09-04
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: June
Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2010-04-12
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Location: Northeastern, Texas
Date: 2010 August
Comments:
  • Posted by wildflowers (North East Texas - Zone 7b) on Jan 4, 2014 5:00 PM concerning plant:
    This is an heirloom variety that I've been growing for about 5 years now. It's very heat tolerant, with a high yield of pods on stalks that sometimes grow to over seven feet tall. Harvest pods when they snap off easily for best eating. Short and stalky ribbed okra. These are a favorite in our house. Great peppery flavor, tender yet crunchy texture, great pickled or cooked with tomatoes, onions, and garlic and in soups and gumbos.

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