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Corn - Blue Hopi Flint

Non-GMO, annual, open-pollinated, heirloom, Flint and Flour Corn.

This corn is suitable for growing in garden plots or raised beds. Blue Hopi Corn is tolerant of heat and drought-prone regions.

Blue Hopi is known to have large blue ears (8-9 inches in length) with a sweet flavor.

This corn is sweet when harvested young, it is commonly used as a flint and flour after being ground for a blue corn meal. The blue corn meal can be used for tortillas, corn chips, or blue cornbread. Its blue color also makes it highly decorative.

Seed Count: 20 seeds

Flavor: Can be eaten as a sweet-type when young. When dried, treat as an ornamental flint corn good for making corn flour.

Hardiness: Zones 2-10

Annual: Not Intended to Overwinter

Maturity: 100 days

Germination: 7-10 days

Seed Depth: 1.5-2 inches

Plant Spacing: 10-15 inches

Row Spacing: 24-36 inches

Plant Height: 60-84 inches

Growth Habit: Upright

Soil Preference: Moist and well drained, pH 6 to 7

Light Preference: Full Sun

Machine Harvest Friendly: Yes

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