*Sweet Giant Black Mexican* (Black Iroquois Corn)*35 seeds*HEIRLOOM*#1300
* *I LOVE plants that can be neglected and still thrive well!** *GROWN ON OUR FARM HERE IN TENNESSEE**.................94 days [heirloom] Beautiful, good ears (up to 8" long!) from strong 9'-10' stalks.......Immensely productive, drought tolerant, hardy pucker corn that's good for very sweet ears and gorgeous, delicious black cornmeal..................Black Mexican sweet corn is open-pollinated,  It is a floury corn, and has about 30 percent more protein than the average hybrid corn. It is still widely used in the Northeast/Southwest and Mexico, where it is a staple food. It can be used to make tortillas, chaquegue, a type of gruel, and nixtamal, which is a type of hominy. Black Mexican sweet corn was also reputed to have healing properties when offered as a beverage.