Fruit: Fruit Color: Green Red/Burgundy Fruit Value To Gardener: Edible Display/Harvest Time: Summer Fruit Type: Capsule Fruit Length: > 3 inches Fruit Description: As can be seen when it is cut in half, the five-sided fruit is chambered and contains many seeds. Cultural Conditions: Light: Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) Soil Texture: Clay High Organic Matter Loam (Silt) Soil pH: Neutral (6.0-8.0) Soil Drainage: Good Drainage Moist Available Space To Plant: 12 inches-3 feet NC Region: Coastal Mountains Piedmont USDA Plant Hardiness Zone: 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b.Whole Plant Traits: Plant Type: Annual Edible Vegetable Warm Season Vegetable Habit/Form: Erect Growth Rate: Medium Maintenance: Medium Texture: Coarse.Flowers are edible with a mild, slightly sweet flavor but add more color than flavor. Attributes: Genus: Abelmoschus Species: esculentus Family: Malvaceae Life Cycle: Annual Recommended Propagation Strategy: Seed Country Or Region Of Origin: Tropical Africa and Asia Play Value: Edible fruit Edibility: Pods may be cooked, pickled or eaten raw.Tags: #drought tolerant #yellow flowers #edible flowers #vegetable garden #edible fruits #border planting #hairy leaves #vegetable #walkway planting #drought tolerant vegetable #warm season vegetable #contact dermatitis #container plant #patio See this plant in the following landscapes: Vegetable No-Till Garden Crevice Garden, Guilford County Cultivars / Varieties: Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Poorly drained soil can lead to root rot. Powdery mildew can be an issue. Insects include aphids, corn earworms, slugs, whiteflies, and spider mites. The hairs on the seed pods can be an irritant, gloves should be used when handling. Okra is a warm-season vegetable in the mallow family. Sow seeds or transplant in a garden that gets full sun and has moist, well-drained high organic matter soil. It has showy yellow flowers with purple centers followed by edible pods. If grown from seed, ensure that the temperatures remain above 55 degrees F, or start indoors. The pods can be harvested when they reach a length of 3 inches, approximately 4 months after sowing. They can be used fresh or dried, eaten as a vegetable, or added to soups or stews. Its leaves, flower buds, flowers, and calyces can be eaten as greens. Phonetic Spelling a-bel-MOS-kus es-kew-LEN-tus Description
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