Sweetcorn 'Bronze Orange'

  • Product number: 195094
  • Origin: United States
  • Latin: Zea mays saccharata

This sweet corn is very reliable in our country and produces short, sweet ears with a distinctive bronze-orange colour. 5 ears per plant is not uncommon, and the plant remains fairly low at 100–125 cm!

This delightful variety originated in Oregon, USA, where Alan Kapuler introduced it to the market in 1987. Its ancestors are ‘Tarahumara Sweet’, ‘Guamas Orange’ and ‘Faro Chilean’.

Designations:

  • Latin: Zea mays saccharata
  • Dutch: Sweetcorn
  • English: Sweetcorn
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Sowing method: Sow in May-June. For pollination, sow or plant at least 2 rows next to each other. Row spacing 75 cm, 20 cm within the row. Caution! Other maize nearby affects the sugar content. Harvestable: after planting: ± 75 days.

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Sowing/planting time:

  • May
  • June

Harvesting time:

  • August
  • September

Soil type:

  • All soil types

Cultivation location:

  • Outside warm / sheltered

Position:

  • Sun
  • Flower colour: N/A
  • Origin: United States
  • Average growth height: More than 120 cm
  • Annual or perennial: Annual
  • Attractive to insects: N/A
  • Winter hardy: Not frost resistant
  • Ease of cultivation: Average
  • Latin: Zea mays saccharata
  • Dutch: Sweetcorn
  • Also known as: N/A
  • English: Sweetcorn
  • All year

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