Medium length ears with blue, white, red, orange and striped kernels. From Casados Farm in El Guique, New Mexico. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and […]
Zea mays ( Calico Indian Corn )
Multi-hued kernels of red, black, white, yellow, brown, pink and blue. Ears are 9 inches with green husks. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and there […]
Zea mays ( Buckeye Sweet Corn )
Tapered, 8 1/2 inch cobs, with good husk cover. Flavor is wonderful. Some disease tolerance, mature in 79 days. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and […]
Zea mays ( Bloody Butcher Corn )
‘Bloody Butcher’ is generally ready for harvest within 110 days. This is an heirloom variety, with red-husks and blood-red kernels. The plants are 10 feet high with two 8 inch cobs on each stalk. The immature ears can be eaten […]
Zea mays ( Black Mexican Corn )
‘Black Mexican’, also known as ‘Black Sugar’ and ‘Slate Sweet’, is an heirloom variety, possibly the most popular hairloom corn grown today. It matures in 75 to 80 days. The plants grow 6 feet and bear 6 to 8 inch […]
Zea mays ( Big Mountain Blue Corn )
Very pretty blue kernels on 8 inch ears with a smattering of white. Rare. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and there are many varieties suited […]
Zea mays ( Assiniboine Corn )
A flint corn for grinding into meal or flour. Plants are 4 to 5 feet tall with 7 inch ears. Kernels are white, yellow and purple with speckles. Rare and heirloom, 1917. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple […]
Zea mays ( Argent Sweet Corn )
Similar to ‘Silver Queen’ in flavor and tenderness, but is ready about a week earlier. Large 8 1/2 to 9 inch ears have great corn taste. Husk is tough, providing some protection from pests. Minimum soil temperature is 55F. Originally […]
Zea mays ( Anasazi Corn )
A rare, heirloom variety found in a cave in Utah that has been carbon dated to 800 years old. May be an ancestor of various Southwestern corn varieties. Ears have multi-colored kernels with many patterns. Rare and heirloom variety. Originally […]
Zea mays ( Acoma Red Corn )
A drought resistant variety, farmed on high mesas of New Mexico, from the Acomo Pueblo. Kernels are mostly red, with some white. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to […]