Bloody Butcher Red Ornamental Dent Corn
Bloody Butcher is an heirloom dent variety once common throughout the hills of Virginia prior to 1845. Ten to twelve-foot-tall plants produce large ears containing a mixture of light and dark red kernels, some with dark striping on the pericarp (the outer covering of the kernel). Starchy, dent-type kernels are well-suited to grinding into flour or grits and the attractive ears also make excellent fall decorations. Approximately 120 days to harvest. 50 seeds per packet.
Bloody Butcher is an heirloom dent variety once common throughout the hills of Virginia prior to 1845. Ten to twelve-foot-tall plants produce large ears containing a mixture of light and dark red kernels, some with dark striping on the pericarp (the outer covering of the kernel). Starchy, dent-type kernels are well-suited to grinding into flour or grits and the attractive ears also make excellent fall decorations. Approximately 120 days to harvest. 50 seeds per packet.
