Ultracross Okra

belmoschus esculentus    Seeds per packet ~ 30 Germination 64%  Oct 2024 Packed for 2025 OKRA GROWING GUIDE A composite cross of 85 varieties of okra.  We are so excited to be able to offer Ultracross Okra seeds, the brainchild of our friend Chris Smith — author of the James Beard Award-winning The Whole Okra: A Seed to Stem Celebration — 'Ultracross' Okra is perhaps the most diverse okra composite cross ever made, but it is doubtless the most diverse okra population ever made available in one seed packet. We're eager to watch as the diversity of this population allows growers like you to develop new okra varieties and even expand the potential range of the crop. Potential genetics represented in the mix include: 007; Alabama Red; Aunt Hettie's Red; Bear Creek Okra; Beardi; Big Red; Blondy; Bowling Red; Bradford Family Okra; Brandy Red; Bull Dog; Burgundy (aka Red Burgundy); Cajun Jewel; Candle Fire; Catawba Freesman - African Okra; Chatham Red Okra; Cherokee Long Pod; Choppee; Claude