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Abelmoschus manihot |
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| Common name |
flowering okra |
| Family |
malvaceae |
| Life cycle |
annual |
| Flowers |
yellow/black (late summer) |
| Size |
5' |
| Light |
sun |
| Cultural notes |
ordinary garden soil |
From seed  |
Germinate at room temperature (bottom heat helpful). Occasionally self-seeds in our garden. Sometimes requires hard nicking to germinate.
detailed seed-starting info below
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Striking, large lemon-yellow hibiscus-like flowers, deeply cut foliage. Upright plant habit. We grow it just about every year.
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| | I like the subtle fall coloration of the bold leaves, starting around mid-October. |
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In our garden, this plant grows in the following area: back yard island Seed for this plant is included on my seed trade list About my plant portraits
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Visitors to this page have left the following comments| A visitor | Oct 15, 2004 | Tall annuals like this are underused in most gardens! |
| anthony (sunta cruz,california) | Mar 20, 2006 | hi again..sorry for the Q&A's... do you have any luck with these Abelmoschus coming back up at all?..ive never grow them before, just planted some last year. just wondering if they send shoots back up, i see you listed it as a annual?
thank you for all the SUPER help! it really does help!! yep
As far as I know, it's an annual. I get occasional self-seeding, but not enough to be reliable - I start new ones every year. |
| Pat Frizzell | Jul 30, 2006 | It's been 20 years since I've had a flowering Okra vine. My husband LOVED it and has often asked me to plant it again. I only have space for a very few seeds (enough to cover a trellis about 4' wide) and I hope you can let me know how to get them. I'm 78 years old (my husband is 81) and I'd like to surprise him next spring. (or can they still be planted?) Thanks, Pat
I do have some seed - which would be best planted next spring. If you're interested, please email me (link at the bottom of this page). |
| Jamil, Bangladesh | Jul 16, 2008 | manihot is an important genetic resource having resistant gene against Yellow vein mosaic virus and therfore could be used for genetic improvement program of OKRA. |
- Seed from '00 garden. Baggy 75F (40+%G, 7-18d)
- Seed from '03 garden. Baggy 75F (75%G, 2-6d)
- Seed from '04 garden. Baggy 75F (50%G, 8-30d). Germination only occurred after successively more severe nicking operations, eventually cutting a gap with a knife
- Seed from '05 garden ('06 seed failed, molded). Sandpapered, baggy 75F (56%G, 10-36d)
- Seed from '07 garden. Sandpapered, baggy 75F (84%G, 5d)
- Seed from '07 garden. Sandpapered, baggy 75F (78%G, 5-9d)
Seed maintains viability well over several years. Be careful when harvesting seed - both seed borers and moisture (and resulting fungus) can ruin seed.
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