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I bought two unidentified vegetable plants from an Asian Supermarket, thinking they were red okra. They grew into sizeable bushes and not producing.
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What is this plant? #807445
Asked August 22, 2022, 12:20 PM EDT
I bought two unidentified vegetable plants from an Asian Supermarket, thinking they were red okra. They grew into sizeable bushes and not producing.
Would you be able to identify them from these pictures?
You are not far from me. I can also drop you some samples.
Harris County Texas
Expert Response
Here is another picture of the leaf
It is an okra plant. Please see the factsheet link. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/vegetable/files/2013/09/EHT-058.pdf
Thanks for the question.
Thanks for the question.
I shared you images with another colleague and he thinks the plant may be roselle, which I do agree with. See the attached links. Both plants are in the same family. The images of the flower may help you confirm identification.
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/roselle.html
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1298/
https://site.extension.uga.edu/cherokee/2015/09/roselle-a-useful-and-beautiful-addition-to-your-garden-or-landscape/
Regards,
https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/roselle.html
https://njaes.rutgers.edu/fs1298/
https://site.extension.uga.edu/cherokee/2015/09/roselle-a-useful-and-beautiful-addition-to-your-garden-or-landscape/
Regards,
