General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 59 inches
Plant Spread: 43 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Pollinators: Bees
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

Common names
  • Okra

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