French Quarter Pink Okra

French Quarter Pink is a dwarf okra with dark, serrated foliage and creamy flowers with dark centers that produce pink pods. Syngenta lists it for containers and garden planting, with 50–55 days to maturity from transplant. The product page gives a plant size of 24 by 20 inches and recommends harvesting three to five pods at a time when they are about 3–4 inches long. [Syngenta Flowers](https://www.syngentaflowers.com/ams/product/vegetalis/70093984) ## Kitchen use The breeder lists the pods for thickening gumbo and soups, roasting, grilling, stir-frying, and freezing. Their unusual pink color and contrasting foliage give the plant ornamental interest as well as a harvest. ## Maintenance Harvest pods while young, at the size recommended by Syngenta. The page identifies the plant habit as upright.