Watch Your Garden Grow Okra Information on preparation, storage, recipes and growing. Okra also known as gumbo, is a tallgrowing, warmseason, annual vegetable from the same family as hollyhock, rose of Sharon and hibiscus. The immature pods are used for soups, canning and stews or as a fried or boiled vegetable. The hibiscus like flowers and upright plant 3 to 6 feet or more in height have ornamental value for backyard gardens.

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