Painted Mountain Ornamental Corn

Easy to Grow!

This hardy strain has descended from 70 varieties of native corn rescued from Indians and homesteaders who lived in some of the harshest climates of the U.S. and Canada. Tolerant to heat, drought, high winds and cold nights. Makes superb flour, hominy and parched corn. Can be eaten fresh when young. A striking ornamental, with more beautiful colors than any variety we've seen. 90 DAYS.

Product Details

Botanical Name: Zea mays 'Painted Mountain'
Height: 4 feet.
Spacing: Plant spacing 8 - 10 inches apart. Row spacing 30 - 36 inches.
Depth: Plant seeds 1 inch deep.
Spread: 1-1.5 feet.
Light Required: Full sun.
Pollinator: To promote complete pollination, plant corn in blocks instead of one long row.
Yield: Good yields.
Color: Multi-colored ears.
Foliage: Medium green foliage.
Fruit: Multi-color. Ear length is 6 - 7 inches.
Days To Maturity: 90 days.
Zone: 4 - 11 annual.

Germination: 7 - 14 days.
Form: Upright
Soil Requirements: High fertility and deep, well-drained fertile soil with a pH between 6.0 - 6.8.
Seed Count: Approoximately 50 seeds per packet.
Comments: Multi-colored kernels vary from ear to ear. Ears are 6 - 7 inches long and are good for both decoration and milling.

Shipping

Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Spring 2020 Shipping Schedule
ZONE	SEEDS
1A to 4A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
4B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
5A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
5B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
6A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
6B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
7A	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
7B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
8A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
9A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
10A & B	11/1/19 - 6/15/20
Last Order Date	6/12/2020

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.