(90 days) Open-pollinated. Flour corn. “The soft flour starch is ideal for every food purpose and makes the best cornbread,” says breeder Dave Christensen. Morado is Spanish for dark purple, and the popular South American drink chicha morada comes from an ancient Peruvian corn. But Andean corns are not adaptable to the North. Enter devoted corn breeder Dave Christensen, whose work of the past 30 years has been driven by a vision to create a grain with the highest antioxidant level possible. He’s been mostly selecting from Painted Mountain, to which he’s added an Arizona Diné corn that had two layers of pigmentation (typically corn has one), which increased the antioxidants. So this Montana Morado Maize is descended entirely from North American corns. Like Painted Mountain, it matures fast in Montana’s short season and stressful conditions. Grows similarly to Painted Mountain, though Morado is a little larger, with long thin cylindrical ears that are stunning as well as highly nutritious. Seed We Need®, 2022 Fedco introduction. Independent Breeder. ①
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