Okra

Scientific Name: Hibiscus esculentus

Category: Vegetables and Herbs

Description:
Okra is a tall-growing, warm-weather vegetable. Okra is sometimes called gumbo, and the edible part of the plant is the young tender pod that develops following flowering.

Okra flower bud and pods

Okra flower bud and pods

Okra flower

Okra flower

Okra pods

Okra pods

Okra foliage

Okra foliage