Corn, Maize- Blue Hopi
Zea mays
Standard seed packet, 20 seeds (NOT TO WA, TAS OR NT)
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Corn, Maize- Blue Hopi
Zea mays
NOT TO WA, TAS OR NT
- Vegetable
- Blue cobs
- Drought tolerant
American heirloom traditionally grown by the Hopi people. Plants grow to 180cm and produce 1 or 2 narrow cobs each. Cobs have blue kernels and grow to around 18cm long. Young cobs cooked and eaten like sweet corn, older cobs can be dried and ground into corn flour. Drought tolerant; excellent for dry conditions.
How to sow and grow:
| Method: | Sow direct |
| Sowing Depth: | 20mm |
| When: | Spring and early summer |
| Germination: | 5-14 days @ 16-35°C |
| Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Frost tender Annual |
| Row Spacing: | 75cm |
| Plant Spacing: | 30cm |
| Plant Height: | 180cm |
| Position: | Full sun, moist soil |
| Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 90-110 days |
(Product number: X-041)
Seeds per gram: 4 seeds
| SKU | X-041 |
| Shipping Weight | 0.0064kg |
| Botanical name: | Zea mays |
| Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
| Packet quantity: | 20 seeds |
| Quarantine restrictions: | NOT TO WA, TAS OR NT |
| Seeds per gram: | 4 |
| Photo credits: | Photo 2 by Abrahami/ CC BY-SA 3.0
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