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Cow Horn Okra Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 90-90
Description: Heirloom. 15-inch pods are best picked at about 5 inches. Decent flavor and texture. Giant plant can grow to 8 feet. Also known as 'Cowhorn'.

Star of David Okra Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 61-61
Description: Israeli variety. 8- to 10-foot plants with few side branches that bear 5- to 9- inch by 1 1/4- to 1 1/2-inch, medium-spined fruit. Top of leaf petioles and major leaf veins are purple. Tolerant of root-knot nematode.

Red Velvet Okra Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 60-70
Description: Scarlet red, slightly ribbed, 3- to 6-inch pods pods. Leaves and stems also red.

Emerald Okra Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 58-58
Description: Early bearing variety from Campbell Soup Co. Tall plants bear round, smooth, deep-green pods.

Silver Queen Okra Overall Rating: (5.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 80-80
Description: Branched 6-foot plants bear 7-inch, light whitish-green pods.

Clemson Spineless Okra Overall Rating: (4.2 Stars):
14 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 56-64
Description: Dark green, straight, slightly grooved, spineless pods. 3-foot-tall plants. All American Selection 1939.

Little Lucy Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
3 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Dwarf red okra. 2-foot, red-veined plants bear showy, 3-inch, yellow and purple flowers, then 4-inch, burgundy pods held erect above the plant. Excellent for containers.

Cajun Delight Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 49-70
Description: Hybrid. Tender, dark-green, angular low-fiber pods. Produces until frost. Best choice for the north. All American Selection 1997.

North and South Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 48-50
Description: Hybrid. Dark green pods can get quite large and still remain tender. Very resistant to cool weather.

Pentagreen Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
2 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 70-70
Description: Short plants bear long, thin pods.

Perkins Long Pod Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: 5-foot plants bear green, extra-large pods.

Beck's Big Buckhorn Okra Overall Rating: (4.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 75-85
Description: Tall, sturdy plants bear large, fluted, green pods.

Burgundy Okra Overall Rating: (3.2 Stars):
4 Ratings
Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Striking red plants bear burgundy pods that turn dark purple when lightly cooked. Pods remain tender up to 7 inches. Does not yield as well as Cajun Delight in the North, but good for edible landscaping. Also known as 'Red Burgundy'.

Alabama Red Okra Overall Rating: (3.0 Stars):
1 Rating
Days to Maturity: 70-70
Description: Alabama heirloom. Plants bear fat, red pods

Bay Bubba Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Hybrid. 3- to 4-inch green pods. Resistant to disease and cold. Dwarf plant.

Annie Oakley II Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: Hybrid. 3- to 4-foot plants bear long, slender, spineless pods. Early producing and heavy yielding.

Louisiana Green Velvet Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: 6-foot plants with oak-shaped leaves and spectacular yellow blooms bear 6- to 7-inch slender, smooth pods. Retains its vibrant color when cooked.

Heirloom Red Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: 3 1/2-foot tall, bushy, reddish-green plants bear crimson pods that should be picked when 3 to 4 inches long.

Perkins Mammoth Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 60-60
Description: Heirloom. 4- to 6-foot plants bear 5- to 6-inch, bright green, thickly tapered, ribbed, spined pods.

Mammoth Spineless Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: 4- to 6-foot plants bear intense green, slightly ribbed, 3- to 5-inch pods.

Burmese Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Heirloom from Myanmar. Plants bear large, spineless pods.

Fife Creek Cowhorn Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Heirloom. Huge plants bear large, long pods.

Jimmy T Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 65-65
Description: Heirloom from Kentucky. 4-foot plants bear 8- to 12-inch pods. Some pods are smooth while others are ridged. Also known as 'Jimmy T's'.

Thai Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Southeast Asian variety. Plants bear smooth, green pods.

Hill Country Heirloom Red Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Red-stemmed plants bear large, fat, reddish-green pods.

Cajun Jewel Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 53-53
Description: Dwarf, 3- to 4-foot, spineless plants bear 7- by 1-inch pods.

Evertender Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Un-branched, spineless variety from India. 5 1/2-foot plants bear 7-inch pods.

Jade Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-55
Description: 4 1/2-foot, early-maturing, plants bear straight, dark-green, 6-inch pods.

Orient Rocket Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Asian hybrid. Medium tall plants bear thin, spineless pods.

Orient Cannon Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-50
Description: Asian hybrid. Tall, well-branched plants bear medium-sized, 4- to 5-inch by 1/2-inch, smooth, deep-green pods. Resistant to yellow vein mosaic virus and some other diseases. Harvest about 50 days from transplanting.

Green Sparkler Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 50-55
Description: Hybrid from India. Tall, erect, well-branched plants bear 6-inch by 1-inch, ribbed, smooth-skinned, dark-green pods. Resistant to yellow vein mosaic virus and some other diseases. Harvest about 50 to 55 days from transplanting.

Green Rocket Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 40-45
Description: Hybrid. Medium-sized, well-branched plants 6- to 8-inch, spineless, dark-green fruit in two flushes. The first flush is along the main stem 40 to 45 days after transplanting. The second flush is borne on short branches.

Orient Galaxy Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 45-45
Description: Hybrid. Tall, erect plants bear 5-inch by 1/2- to 3/4-inch, dark-green pods. Tolerant to yellow vein mosaic virus and some other diseases. Harvest aabout 45 days after transplanting.

Southern Choice Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Well-branched, 4- to 5-foot plants bear dark-green, 4- to 5-inch pods. Tolerant of yellow vein mosaic virus. Well-adapted to warm, rainy climate in Southern Asia.

Northern Mix Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Mix of early and extra-early open-pollinated green okra selections for short growing seasons.

Jing Orange Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Asian variety. Plants bear 6-inch, deep reddish-orange pods.

Bowling Red Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: NA-NA
Description: Virginia heirloom. 7- to 8-foot plants with deep red stems bear ong and thin pods.

Red Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 55-65
Description: Large plants with red-tinged stems and leaves that bear pods ranging in size from small cayenne peppers to bananas depending on where grown.

African Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 80-80
Description: Plants produce large pods.

James Hopper Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 70-70
Description: Medium-sized plants bear 3- to 5-inch pods.

Lousiana Short Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 85-85
Description: Stocky plants bear short, fat pods.

My Joanie Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 85-85
Description: Heirloom okra. Plants bear pinke-tinged pods.

Red River Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 75-75
Description: 8-foot, red-stalked plants bear red pods.

Stubby Okra Overall Rating: Not Yet Rated Days to Maturity: 70-70
Description: Plants bear short, fat pods.
 
 
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