Description

Add vibrant color and heritage to your garden with 'Painted Hill' sweet corn. This open-pollinated variety, developed from 'Luther Hill' and 'Painted Mountain' corn, produces stunning 7″ ears with multi-colored kernels in yellows, reds, purples, blues, and whites. Adapted for short growing seasons, 'Painted Hill' germinates better than most in cool, wet soils, making it perfect for challenging climates. Enjoy its robust, old-fashioned corn flavor fresh, or let the ears dry to intensify their vivid hues for ornamental displays.

Botanical Name: Zea mays
Days to Maturity: 65–80 days
Family: Poaceae
Native: Americas
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
Plant Dimensions: 5' tall
Variety Information: 7″ long ears with kernels in yellows, reds, purples, blues, and white. 'Painted Hill' is open-pollinated. Kernel color is pale at the fresh-eating stage. Darker colors develop as ears dry for colorful and unique ornamental corn.
Type: Sugary (su)

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F; ideally 65°–90°F.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended; roots sensitive to transplanting. Best results occur when seedlings are transplanted less than 2 weeks old.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: 1″ –1 ½”
Seed Spacing: A group of 2 seeds every 12″
Row Spacing: 24″–36″
Thinning: When 4″ tall, thin to 1 every 12″

Harvesting: Sweet corn is ready about 3 weeks after the silks appear. Harvest when the silks are brown, but not dried, and the husks are dark green; ears should be plump, and rounded rather than pointed at the tip. To test for ripeness, gently pull back the husk and pop a kernel; the liquid should be whitish; if it is still clear, ears are not quite ready.

This packet sows up to 19 feet. 38 seeds.