General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Plant Height: 6-7 feet
Plant Spread: 4 feet average
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bi-Color: Yellow with maroon throat
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
3"-4"
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Propagation: Seeds: Provide darkness
Needs specific temperature: 70-95ยบ
Days to germinate: 7-14
Depth to plant seed: 1"
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Okra

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Location: MoonDance Farm, NC
Date: 2012-09-03
Stewart's Zeebest okra: flower and edible pod
Location: MoonDance Farm, NC
Date: 2012-09-03
Stewart's Zeebest: leaf shape and pod
Location: MoonDance Farm, NC
Date: 2012-09-03
Stewart's Zeebest okra: foliage and large pods, still tender at t
Location: South GA Seed CO.
Date: 2016

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by Horseshoe (Efland, NC - Zone 7a) on Jan 19, 2013 10:00 PM concerning plant:
    One of the best, if not "zee best" okra I've grown in 30 years. Pods are smooth and remain tender even when 8 to 10" long. Each plant produces as much as 100 pods, far exceeding many other varieties.

    Stewart's Zeebest has become my most favored okra, far surpassing the old standby Clemson Spineless that I grew for decades.

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