okra - Motherland

[Wembley]

Hello

Is anybody has ever heard of Motherland Okra ?
Or has grown them ?

Thank you

[Wembley]

Completely unknown ?

[karstopography]

I have not grown Motherland or any of the okras grown especially for their edible leaves. I did grow one okra that might have been along those lines, but cannot remember the name, something that sounded very African. This particular okra had what I considered subpar pods for eating, tough, thin, but big foliage that looked similar to motherland, but the plants were somewhat small or dwarfish.

If okra greens are anything like collard greens then I’m missing out. We grow and eat a lot of roasted okra pods in season, a summer staple vegetable for us, but have yet to try the leaves.

[karstopography]

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https://www.rareseeds.com/okra-nkruma-t ... 84QAvD_BwE

This is what I grew, which might be very similar to Motherland, although my plants were not tall at all, more like half the size of most other okra I grew. This okra is grown for the leaves according to the website. I thought the bush was attractive. The photo above is the nkruma-tenten okra in the foreground October 1, 2023. Note the other much taller okra in the background.

My wife is somewhat adventurous with food, but okra leaves as a dish might be taking things too far for her. She generally balks at the chanterelles and oyster mushrooms I forage up and doesn’t eat the turk’s cap, a close native relative of okra, fruit in season like I do.