The compact plants with small leaves are well adapted to the close spacing that most home gardeners will want to use. The flowers of this mallow are a creamy yellow with mahogany centers. The deep green, shiny pentagonal fruits that quickly follow are fine tasting and remain tender for quite a while. Not just for Gumbo anymore, okra also contributes to a fine omelet. Annie Oakley was the first hybrid okra that we know of and this successor represents an improvement.
Pods are long, slender, spineless and formed very early.
By far, this was the heaviest yielder in our okra trials. This All America winner for 1997 really impressed. The pods are a very nice dark green and yields are heavy. Flavor is exceptional. Also, the pods will remain on the plant longer without becoming fibrous.