Alabama Red Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus 'Alabama Red Okra'
USDA zones9 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 4 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Alabama Red Okra' (Abelmoschus esculentus 'Alabama Red Okra') is a vegetable for borders, containers, and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 36 to 48 inches tall and blooms in summer. Butterflies and bees visit the flowers.
Pairs well with Hungarian Wax Hot Pepper, Mountain Magic tomato, Bible hyssop, and Ottos Thrill dahlia.