Purple Mountains
Crop: Corn (Zea mays)
Breeder: Andrew Still Adaptive Seed
OSSI Pledge Date: 2024
Release Date: 1/1/2024
Bred for Organic Systems: Yes
Commercial Availability: Yes
Description
“The stunning lavender-purple kernels of Purple Mountains Corn are held on 7-9” long, mostly 8 row cobs. Short 4-5′ plants are very early to mature and are surprisingly high yielding for such small plants. We have selected this corn for several seasons after crossing some Mandan Parching Lavender corn into Montana Lavender corn. Montana Lavender was bred by Ed Schultz of Montana, which shares many traits with the renowned Painted Mountain Corn. Our goal is to develop an excellent corn for pozole and masa, while preserving its ability to be a great parching corn. We have been selecting for robust flavor and a uniform purple color without any flinty kernels. With its flour type kernels, Purple Mountains is perfect for making corn bread. If you like Mandan Parching Lavender corn then Purple Mountains should be a good improvement, as it better resists soil-borne diseases such as fusarium. Purple Mountains is a reference to the final musical project of the late great David Berman.”
Source: https://www.adaptiveseeds.com/
Availability from OSSI Seed Company Partners
