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About Okra

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Africa

Types

Clemson Spineless Stewart's Zeebest

Number of Varieties

1
0 40000
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Habitat

Farms, Fields

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4

Sunset Zone

H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm
Rank: 92 (Overall)
0 3900
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Minimum Width

60.00 cm
Rank: 96 (Overall)
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Thorns

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

63% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering, Water twice a day in the initial period

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

59% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Edible Fruit

65% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

45% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

19% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

36% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

25% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

32% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Showy Bark

No - List of Vegetables Garden Plants has it !

Foliage Texture

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Invasive

1% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

79% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Attracts

Ants

Allergy

Skin irritation

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-

Beauty Benefits

-

Edible Uses

99% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

anti-inflammatory, Antioxidants

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Culinary use, Recommended more for beef than for milk production

Used As Indoor Plant

31% - List of Vegetables Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

All - List of Vegetables Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ABELMOSCHUS esculentus

Common Name

Okra

In Hindi

भिंडी

In German

Okra

In French

Gombo

In Spanish

Okra

In Greek

Μπάμια

In Portuguese

Quiabo

In Polish

Róża chińska

In Latin

Okra

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Malvales

Family

Malvaceae

Genus

Abelmoschus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Hibisceae

Subfamily

Malvoideae

Number of Species

40
1 27800
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Properties of Okra

Want to know the properties of Okra? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. Okra is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Skin irritation. Okra Benefits are as follows:

  • Medicinal use: anti-inflammatory and Antioxidants

  • Part of plant used: Fruits

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

Okra Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about Okra. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. Okra physical information is as follows: 120.00 cm tall and 60.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Maple shaped. Also it has following color specifications:

  • Flower color: White and Yellow
  • Leaf color: Green

Care of Okra

Taking Okra Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of Okra include pruning, which should be done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of Okra

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of Okra is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Annual plant. Okra is a very important plant from List of Vegetables. There are 1 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Clemson Spineless Stewart's Zeebest. This plant's habitat is Farms and Fields and it comes in the hardiness zone 5-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.