Burgundy Okra
Abelmoschus esculentus 'Burgundy Okra'
USDA zones9 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size3 to 5 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
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Notes
'Burgundy Okra' (Abelmoschus esculentus 'Burgundy Okra') is a vegetable for food gardens, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or clay soil. It grows 35 to 59 inches tall and wide, so give it room. Bees and butterflies visit its blooms in summer and autumn.
Pairs well with Hungarian Wax Hot Pepper, Pink Berkeley Tie Dye tomato, and Ottos Thrill dahlia.