Okra, also known as âladyâs fingersâ and âgumbo,â is a green flowering plant. Okra belongs to the same plant family as hibiscus and cotton. The term âokraâ most commonly refers to the edible seedpods of the plant. Okra has long been favored as a food for the health-conscious.
Founded in 1986 by Joseph Segel in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, QVC broadcasts to more than 350 million households in seven countries as QVC US, QVC UK, QVC Germany, QVC Japan, QVC Italy, QVC/CNR (China) and QVC France.
QVC Studio Tour. Shopping as wondrous entertainment is celebrated in West Chester, PA. It's the production home of QVC (that cable home shopping channel with better merchandise than the original Home Shopping Club). Out in the middle of a large, generic industrial park, the studio building covers an area equal to several football fields.