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Zea mays 'Silver Queen'

 
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Family: Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ay) (Info)
Genus: Zea (ZEE-uh) (Info)
Species: mays (maze) (Info)
Cultivar: Silver Queen

2 vendors have this plant for sale.

2 members have or want this plant for trade.

Category:
Vegetables

Height:
6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)
8-10 ft. (2.4-3 m)

Spacing:
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)

Seed Type:
Hybrid

Days to Maturity:
91 to 100 days

Kernel Color:
White

Soil pH requirements:
6.6 to 7.5 (neutral)

Seed Collecting:
N/A: plant does not set seed, flowers are sterile, or plants will not come true from seed

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Profile:

2 positives
No neutrals
No negatives

Gardeners' Notes:

Rating Author Comment
Positive roger62 On Dec 14, 2003, roger62 from Redford, MI wrote:

Silver Queen is one of the best tasting breeds of sweet corn that you can eat. Silver Queen is also the tallest sweet corn that you can grow. Silver Queens plant height averages 7 to 10 feet.

Positive Farmerdill On Dec 1, 2003, Farmerdill from Augusta, GA
(Zone 8a) wrote:

This is the corn that brought back the popularity of white sweet corns and is still the standard by which white sweet corns are measured. It is one of the few cultivars that are demanded by name at U -Pick farms, roadside stands and Farmer's Markets. It is very easy to grow, at least south of the Mason - Dixon line, disease resistant and prolific. It is still my main crop corn, not because it is my favorite but because of demand.

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Fairhope, Alabama
Apache Junction, Arizona
Carmichael, California
Pensacola, Florida
Augusta, Georgia
Carrollton, Georgia
Ewing, Kentucky
Redford, Michigan
Siler City, North Carolina
Cincinnati, Ohio
Felicity, Ohio
Middletown, Ohio
Mount Sterling, Ohio
Vieques, Puerto Rico
Cleveland, Tennessee
Radford, Virginia
Dayton, Washington



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