Black Aztec Corn  - Heirloom Vegetable - Zea mays - 10 Seeds Bulk Seeds Fruits (45cm 34cm) are longly

Fruits (45cm 34cm) are longly stalked

Spines can range in colouration from honey-coloured to brown

which is much larger than the average for the genus

leaflets in 4-15 pairs per pinna

1m perennial

Black Aztec Corn  - Heirloom Vegetable - Zea mays - 10 Seeds Bulk Seeds Fruits (45cm 34cm) are longlyThis old Mexican heirloom variety produces 18cm ears on approximately 180cm plants. When the kernels are still light coloured, the ears can be picked and used as sweet corn. Allowing the ears to mature, the kernels turn black, grey black, or bluish black in colour. Harvested at that mature stage, it can be dried and ground for corn meal.