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Abelmoschus esculentus is available at: |
| Scientific Name | Abelmoschus esculentus |
| Principal Common Name | Okra |
| Common Name(s) | Gumbo, Gobo, Gombo, Lady's-Finger, Edible Okra, Garden Okra |
| Synonym | |
| Description | Tall shrubby annual plant with edible pods at leaf joints. Popular for flavor and thickening soups and gumbos. |
| General Comments | Harvest every one to two days when pods begin to form, plants stop producing if pods are not harvested. |
| Origin | Tropical Asia |
| Nativity | |
| Height Range | 4 - 6 FT |
| Spread Range | 2 - 5 FT |
| Flower Showy | Y |
| Warning | |
| Sunset Zones | 1 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 : 13 : 14 : 15 : 16 : 17 : 18 : 19 : 20 : 21 : 22 : 23 : 24 : 25 : 26 : 27 : 28 : 29 : 30 : 31 : 32 : 33 : 34 : 35 : 36 : 37 : 38 : 39 : 40 : 41 : 42 : 43 : 44 : 45 |
| USDA Zones | 1 : 2a : 2b : 3a : 3b : 4a : 4b : 5a : 5b : 6a : 6b : 7a : 7b : 8a : 8b : 9a : 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 : 12 |
| Leaf Color | Green : Reddish-Green |
| Leaf Texture | Serrate : Soft |
| Form | Edible : Shrub : Subshrub |
| Flower Color | Apricot |
| Flower Time | Summer |
| Months | |
| Ease of Growing | Easy |
| Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) |
| Soil Preferences | Any : Rich : Well-drained |
| Watering Preferences | Medium : Seasonal - summer water |
| Outstanding Features | Edible : Flavor : Heat Tolerant : Seed Pod |
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