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