Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) is a breeze to grow in Southern gardens. The plant is native to Africa and well adapted to summer heat and dry weather. Plant it in full sun once the soil temperature has ...

Sometimes called “lady’s finger,” okra is a flowering plant with edible seed pods. It grows best in warm climates and is often cultivated in Africa and South Asia. Though technically a fruit, okra ...

Okra, also called Abelmoschus esculentus L. or lady’s finger, is a vegetable native to Africa. Today, it grows throughout many tropical and subtropical regions (1). Okra seedpods are a mucilaginous ...

Okra thrives in the heat - both in the garden and in the kitchen. As the merciless summer sun beats down, okra plants produce pod after pod, giving home cooks pounds of produce to prepare or preserve.

A member of the mallow family and cousin to hibiscus, cotton, and cocoa, okra is one of the world’s oldest cultivated crops, with origins in Africa — specifically around Ethiopia and Eritrea — dating ...