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Zea mays 'Chocolate Cherry'

 
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Family: Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Zea (ZEE-uh) (Info)
Species: mays (maze) (Info)
Cultivar: Chocolate Cherry

Category:
Annuals
Vegetables

Height:
4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

Spacing:
12-15 in. (30-38 cm)
15-18 in. (38-45 cm)

Seed Type:
Open Pollinated

Days to Maturity:
111 to 120 days

Kernel Color:
Scarlet (Dark Red)

Soil pH requirements:
5.6 to 6.0 (acidic)
6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Seed Collecting:
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds

Profile:

No positives
1 neutral
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral Farmerdill On Nov 4, 2005, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA
(Zone 8a) wrote:

120 days. Dark cherry colored ears. [Introduced in 1998 by SESE as a selection from 'Chocolate Pop' which it replaces.] 'Chocolate Cherry' is a decorative and edible popping corn with bright pink silks and deep reddish brown ears. Stalks average 5-1/2 to 6' and produce two 6" ears per stalk containing 16 to 18 rows of kernels. Tastes like a good flavored yellow popcorn, but the hulls are more tender. Has sturdy stalks and good resistance to drought and earworms.



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