Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: China
Hybridizer or Originator: Known-You Seed
Days to harvest: 55

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 4-7 feet
Plant Spread: 2 ft
Fruit: Showy
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Mauve
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Bees
Various insects
Miscellaneous: Monoecious

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Common names
  • Okra

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-07-29
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-07-29
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-06-30
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2018-05-25
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jun 30, 2018 6:43 AM concerning plant:
    A very good red okra. Prolific yields. Neither as visually attractive or as tender as its sister Candle Fire. A solid second place among red okra varieties.

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