okra - red stems and leaves, yellow flowers

I was just talking with a friend of mine who is looking for a particular variety of okra her sister used to grow. She said that the leaves and stems were dark red and the flowers were yellow. Sound familiar, anyone?

Thanks!
Harper

I grew "Burgundy" from Sand Hill Preservation, and that might fit the bill.

http://www.sandhillpreservation.com/catalog/okra.html

Good luck!

Thank you tucsonjill! I noticed Burgundy and Aunt Hettie's are red. I told her about them. She's gotta promise to make me some fried okra... just can't figure out how she can get them to me from OK.

We've grown two types of okra that has red stems and yellow flowers. One is called "Alabama Red" which is a short, fat pod that is red tipped in color, and the other is "Bowling Red" which is a long, slender red pod. Both are heirlooms and can be found at http://rareseeds.com/cart/catalog/Okra-36-1.html

Thanks Ima, I couldn't tell what color the leaves or flowers were in any of those.

I would suggest that you post on idigmygarden, which is a heirloom and principally vegetable forum operated by Baker Seeds...lots of trading of the heritage and heirloom vegs that are becoming more difficult to find....burgundy is a good one that I have grown for years. I would also suggest that you look up Texas Red aka Kerrville Okra. It is a passalong and produces large pods of 8 to 12" at maturity....both of these species produce all red fruit, red leaves and stems, and yellow blooms.

If room is tight or you need a short season okra, you might want to try 'little lucy'...it is a very small (24") plant that is a very attractive burgundy....most of the blooms are pale yellow against dark red/burgundy vegetation....it is the most productive okra I have ever grown. We had 6 small plants last summer (drought) and harvested a large bag daily from the small plants....easily enough for fried okra daily!!

Harper, this is the Okra I grew summer 2008, it had maroon colored stems....would this be what your looking for?

good idea Aggie!

Celeste, that's pretty! My friend wanted red foliage too. Does that have red leaves?

Harper It has green leaves with burgundy veins through them, the stem is also burgandy/maroon. The flowers are yellow with the same burgandy/maroon center....it's very stunning, grew about 5' here the first time I grew it, not bad for Maine ^_^

This message was edited Jan 27, 2010 7:52 AM

Umm, pixie, the name of your variety??

I want red color to see the pods more easily.

I'm looking thru my notes Molamola. The friut it's self is mostly green with some burg. streaking. All I can come up with for a name at the moment is "Manihot", i'll keep looking.

It's just this common one but mine seemed much darker here than the PF pics show. The leaves were not so green and the veining was def. burgandy.
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1888/

This message was edited Jan 27, 2010 8:08 AM

Thanks! I have all green okra, probably Clemson Spineless. Would rather have a new kind!

You might also look for Texas Hill County Red...the leaves are mottled red and green/mostly green and the fruit is dark burgundy red after a yellowish bloom...very hardy and good producing heirloom, but oh, so hard to find...I know Baker and Seed Saver have it in their catalogs...