SEED TYPE : Open Pollinated

PLANT TYPE : Annual

FRUIT COLOR : Multicolor

SOWING TIME: All Season

SOWING METHOD : Directly from Seed

GERMINATION TIME : 3 – 4 Days

GROWING CONTAINER : 12 inch height pot / Garden bed

GROWING MEDIA : 1 part  Garden soil 1 part Cocopeat 1 part Vermicompost

HARVESTING : 45 -60 Days After Sowing

DESCRIPTION :

Multicolor corn with multi-coloured kernels which have a translucent glass appearance. Plants grow up to 3m tall and produce 2-3 cobs per plant. This unique rainbow corn can be used as a popping corn or ground into cornmeal. Kernels are hard and dense, this variety is often referred to as a ‘flint’ corn due to the hard casing surrounding the kernel.

Corn cobs need to remain on the plant until the husks are completely dry before harvesting. This is important to allow the corn to develop the coloured kernels. Once harvested the husks should be removed and cobs need to be air-dried for a week or two prior to being popped or ground.

These Corn is one of the oldest varieties of corn. It is widely known as a symbol of Fall and the American harvest season. Its kernels come in a wide range of colors including white, red, yellow, brown and blue. The common nickname of “Flint” Corn is due to the kernels being known as “hard as flint” by the Native Americans. This variety is often dried and used for decoration because the soft and hard starches in the kernels helps them to shrink uniformly, retain their color and make them extremely less prone to spoiling during drying.