Stowells Evergreen Sweetcorn

Description

This delicious white sweet corn, regarded as the "King of All White Sweet Corn Varieties", has been popular with home gardeners and market growers for over 162 years. A late season variety, Stowell's Evergreen matures slowly over a long period, extending the usual harvest and produces 1-2 ears per stalk, 22cm long with 16 to 20 rows of plump, sweet white kernels. Keeps longer than most which makes it one of the best heirloom varieties for table, canning and freezing. 80-100 days.

Stowell's Evergreen Sweet Corn was originally developed by Nathaniel Newman Stowell of Burlington, New Jersey in 1848. Stowell was a farmer and spent some years refining this variety, which he developed by crossing Menomony Soft Corn and Northern Sugar Corn.

In the fall of 1855, he sold just two ears of seed corn to a close friend for four dollars, on the agreement that the seed was for personal use only. Stowell's "friend" then re-sold the same seed for a whopping $20,000 to Thoburn and Company who released the variety commercially in late 1856.

Seeds/Packet: (min. 40 Seeds)

Please see the Corn/Maize category page for detailed Growing Instructions or download the PDF guide from this page.