Sunflowers
Corn
Double Red - Red Sweet Corn
Ref : G0205
- Zea mays
Bag of 30 grams
This variety has reddish-purple stems, leaves, bristles and spikes. The red seeds are rich in anthocyanins, a powerful antioxidant.
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in the ground, online, on the fly, in bucket
Sow directly in place, after the last frosts, 1 seed every 30 cm, in rows 70 cm apart. Cover seeds with 3 cm of fine soil. Plant when 15 to 20 cm high.
April
May, June
August, September, October
in the ground
sunny
medium
all floor types
drained, fees, furniture
Zea mays
mid-season
30 grams
elongated
Red
sweet
From 150 to 200 cm
From 15 to 20 cm
United States
This variety was developed by Alan Kapuler of Peace Seeds, who considers it his best selection of red sweetcorn since he began working with anthocyanin corn over 15 years ago. The story behind the creation of this sweet corn is as follows: Alan Kapuler crossed a "Hopi" corn variety with "True Platinum" (which he de-hybridized from "Platinum Lady") to obtain "Martian Purple". He then crossed this line with "Ruby Queen" (an F1 hybrid) to obtain "Double Red". This line was then crossed with "Silver Choice" (an F1 hybrid) to give "Martian Jewels". The latter was then crossed with "Breeder's Bicolor" (an F1 hybrid). For more than thirty years, Alan Kapuler has been working on the de-hybridization of the best F1 corn hybrids, which were produced, let's not forget, from the best OP varieties, i.e. the best old open-pollinated corn varieties.
Alan Kapuler
