Learn More › One of those vegetables people either love or hate, okra is the immature seedpods of a hibiscus-like flower. It has what the University of Massachusetts calls “a sweet ...

Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) blooms gorgeous, red-eyed, hibiscus-resembling yellow flowers, adding ornamental beauty to our gardens while we wait to harvest its juicy fruit pods for stews and sauces.