A heirloom, so much fun to see and grow!

Multi-coloured corn cobs bred for their hardiness, earliness and high nutrition flour. Excellent for decorative purposes, easy roasting on the barbecue, grinding into grits or making a fine flour once a day. A dry corn rather than a sweetcorn and the plants tend to be shorter at 1.5m high. Early maturing 90 days from direct sowing.

This corn is the very definition of rugged beauty! These incredibly tough plants were bred in the bitter cold Mountains of Montana, they boast impressive cold hardiness, earliness, drought tolerance and they thrive at high altitudes. Montana farmer, Dave Christensen has dedicated his life's work to naturally breeding a corn that will thrive in harsh conditions, and since the 1970s has sampled from over 70 open pollinated varieties of corn to create painted mountain corn. These are old heirlooms grown by Northern Native American tribes over thousands of years as well as homesteaders from harsh northern climates. The bright color of the kernels indicate a high nutrient content, making it an excellent corn for decoration or for eating! Painted Mountain Corn can be eaten fresh, ground, roasted and make a highly nutritious flour for muffins, johnny cakes, tortillas and chips.

20 seeds.