okra blossoms.

we've been blessed with a bountiful garden.  

currently, we are absolutely loving our okra plants.  we've never grown okra before, but one day adam came home from the store with two okra plants {everything else in our garden was sprouted from seeds} and we haven't looked back since.  the plants are currently as tall as our privacy fence & both are producing some absolutely wonderful tasting okra!

we've enjoyed adding the okra to homemade succotash & frying up okra covered in cornmeal is such a yummy treat!  our next goal is to pickle & can some okra so we can enjoy it into the fall & winter.  {seriously, pickled okra is yum-o.}

and, not only are the plants thriving, but its blossoms are stunning!

interesting to note:  the okra plant is related to the hibiscus plant {okra is also related to cotton, too}.  if you didn't know any better, wouldn't you assume that those blossoms were from a hibiscus plant??

to learn more about okra, check out this site.