Cherokee White Flour Corn

$ 3.50

Sold Out

120 days. This is the original white flour corn from the eastern Cherokee.  An ancient variety tracing it's origin to Harinoso de Ocho of northwestern Mexico.

Seed collected  from an elderly Cherokee woman in the Tuckasegee area of North Carolina.

Very tall plants range from 12' to over 15' with ears averaging 10-12" long (but can reach 16" long) of mostly 8 rows of kernels.  Ear placement ranges from 4' to 8' off the ground. Kernels grind into a silky smooth flour. Important historical variety.


Contains 30 heirloom seeds

Customer Reviews

Based on 1 review
100%
(1)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
0%
(0)
E
Emily Swan
Growing

We are about 6 weeks into growing this glorious Cherokee White Flour Corn in the PNW. Wonderful germination. They are about a foot tall, some a little taller. Ill keep you in the loop.
Thank you for all the seed keeping you do.