Abelmoschus esculentus
Origin: Africa (via Catawba Nation)
Improvement status: Landrace
Seeds per packet: ~42
Germination tested 09/2025: 94%
Life cycle: Annual
Medium-sized green okra believed to have been brought to the Catawba nation by formerly enslaved people whose ancestors brought the seed from West Africa. From Kris Hubbard's Kentucky-based seed collection.
Our seed was grown by our friend Christian Keeve, a Univerity of Kentucky PhD student and a member of Ujamaa Cooperative Farming Alliance whom we met through our association with Truelove Seeds.
