Botanical Information
- Scientific Name: Abelmoschus esculentus
- Common Name: Lal bhindi,
- Plant Height: 4 feet tall
- Pod Length: 4-5 inches
- Days to Maturity: 60 days from direct sowing, 30 days from transplanting
- Pod Color: Bright red
- Bloom Color: Yellow, resembling hibiscus flowers
- Pod Texture: Smooth and round, not ribbed
- Usage: Both ornamental and edible, can be used fresh, pickled, or in cooked dishes
- Yield: High-producing, setting pods continuously throughout the season
Red Okra Heirloom Care
- Sunlight Requirement: Okra loves the full sunlight and humid climate.
- Sowing: Choose a large container or direct sow in your garden.
- Germination time: Germination time is 6-10 days.
- Soil: Requires a well-drained location in the garden. Add well-rotted manure and compost.
- Watering: Keep soil consistently moist, but not waterlogged. Water well during dry and hot spells. Water in the morning only, on the side of the plants.
- Good intercropping partners: Pepper, Marigold, Corn.
Vishal Saidu –
The red okra did just as well, if not better, than the Clemson. Clemson okra always gives a lot, but the burgundy kind doesn’t give as much for me. I’m happy I gave this variety a try!
mahesh babu –
Beautiful pods with perfect colour.
Easy to grow plant?
Poonam Sehgal –
Red okra stunning! The plants have beautiful red stems and lovely flowers. It tastes like regular green okra, just a bit more tender.
Divya kholi –
received my parcle in just 3 days, very prompt service! germination was good and seeds sprouted within a week.
Gurumaan –
Gemination rate is 65% which is little disappoint for me but rest of plant are growing healthy.
Neha –
Excellent variety! Fast-growing, gorgeous red color, and highly productive plant. Will grow again and again.
Harshitha Rana –
Definitely worth growing and will be a permanent addition to my garden!
Sanvi Sharma –
Grew in grow bags. Only yielded a handful of pods. Buuuuut, these are so beautiful and delicious. And the flowers are lovely. Will try again next year but in the ground.
Raajulee Mukherjii –
Such a beautiful plant and one of the few things that did exceptionally well this summer.
Vignesh S –
Red okra is now my top pick! The plants grow fast, healthy, and give a lot. The taste is milder compared to Clemson, and I noticed it’s less slimy. Germination rate was 100%.
Rajat Gupta –
Simple to grow, it was the earliest among all my okra and the most productive in containers.
Snehal Aggarwal –
Last summer, I tried growing red okra, and it was amazing. We had a hot summer with not much rain, but it did really well. It stayed tender even though some pods got big. Can’t wait to grow it again next year.
Neeraj Sachdeva –
I started early in the summer, and I was harvesting enough okra to enjoy a couple of times a week until the end of November. The ones I planted at my grandma’s did even better because they had more space between plants.