Bloody Butcher corn
Zea mays 'Bloody Butcher'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 10 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Bloody Butcher' corn (Zea mays 'Bloody Butcher') is a vegetable for the food garden and as an accent. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and stands erect, and bees visit it. Its deep red color makes it a bold pick for the garden.
Pairs well with Gold Medal Tomato tomato, Fern Leaf dill, and Giant of Italy parsley.