http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/ A Writer's Reflections on Nature and Culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:07:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-331 Liz Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:06:29 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-331 Thanks Priscilla. I love the flower too. I didn't become a fan of okra until I ate it in spicy dishes and chutneys in Nepal. Thanks Priscilla. I love the flower too. I didn’t become a fan of okra until I ate it in spicy dishes and chutneys in Nepal.

]]> http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-330 Priscilla Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:06:44 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-330 What a gorgeous flower and photo! Reminds me of the Mariposa lily. It makes me want to grow okra--and I'm not even an okra fan! What a gorgeous flower and photo! Reminds me of the Mariposa lily. It makes me want to grow okra–and I’m not even an okra fan!

]]> http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-324 Liz Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:44:23 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-324 Arati- I love the flowers too. You must have some pretty big okra where you are. Did you post the pictures of the lime butterflies on your blog? I'll check it out. Arati- I love the flowers too. You must have some pretty big okra where you are. Did you post the pictures of the lime butterflies on your blog? I’ll check it out.

]]> http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-323 Liz Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:39:45 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-323 Jason, you must have grown up somewhere warm. I remember growing it in Nepal when it was at least six feet high and very productive. Jason, you must have grown up somewhere warm. I remember growing it in Nepal when it was at least six feet high and very productive.

]]> http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-322 jason Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:23:50 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-322 Yum! I remember growing okra as a kid: rows and rows of plants at least twice as tall as I was. But oh how I loved all the goodies Mom could make with it. And the flowers are just exquisite... Yum! I remember growing okra as a kid: rows and rows of plants at least twice as tall as I was. But oh how I loved all the goodies Mom could make with it. And the flowers are just exquisite…

]]> http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/2009/08/okra/comment-page-1/#comment-321 arati Thu, 13 Aug 2009 01:05:56 +0000 http://blog.elizabethenslin.com/?p=3629#comment-321 very nice! i took pictures of my okra plants (and the many common lime butterflies it attracts) this last weekend! the flowers are pretty aren't they?! very nice! i took pictures of my okra plants (and the many common lime butterflies it attracts) this last weekend! the flowers are pretty aren’t they?!

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