Oh wow, thank you for mentioning Abelmoschus caillei, and thanks for your work on okra in general. I’ve just ordered some of the A. caillei from Sistah Seeds which I understand you helped ID taxonomically.
I am interested in wide crosses with hardy Hibiscus species like the wild H. moscheutos that grows in my area. No significant lessons learned yet from my project yet but I have only been interested on this a year or two. I would like to try to H. moscheutos x A. caillei next year if I get a chance.
I think of Abelmoschus caillei as a later-season okra. In our region, it starts producing much later in the season, but also produces way later into the season.
I’ve not tried any Hibiscus x Abelmoschus, but have a dream of a true pink flowering okra, and the only pink flower in Abelmoschus genus is Abelmoschus moschatus. I have not tried this cross, but it’s on my list!!
Mark - glad to hear you’re supporting Sistah Seeds, Amirah does great work.
Most of my seed pods. Set earlier in the run than I would have preferred, but the friend picking our garden when we were out of town didn’t pick them. I edited out the plants with pods that toughened the soonest after blooming, leaving two distinct habits: the very long skinny and the short fat star shaped. It’s quite heavy on red pods.
