Texas Black
Broom Corn Seed
Product ID: 1455
Seed Crop Failure
Shiny, black-coated seeds.
Heavy producer with 8 to 12 stems/plant, each stem topped with one 8–14" seed head. Most striking once the black seeds develop and mature. 8–12' plants. Avg. 20,650 seeds/lb. Packet: 100 seeds.
- This product does not ship to Canada.
CULTURE: Direct seed from last frost date to mid-June. Sow seeds 1/8– 1/2" deep, 2" apart in rows 18–36" apart. Once plants are 4" tall thin to 8–12" depending on use. Wider spacing will promote thicker stalks.
HARVEST: Anytime after seed heads have developed. Plants will yield 5–10 stems each. Use in fall arrangements fresh or dried.
SEED SPECS: AVG. SEEDS/LB.: 20,700.
PACKET: 100 seeds, sows 10-16'.
HARVEST: Anytime after seed heads have developed. Plants will yield 5–10 stems each. Use in fall arrangements fresh or dried.
SEED SPECS: AVG. SEEDS/LB.: 20,700.
PACKET: 100 seeds, sows 10-16'.
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Quick Facts
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Latin Name
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Sorghum bicolor
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Days To Maturity
Average number of days from seeding date to harvest, within a specific crop group. If a transplanted crop: average number of days from transplant date. Not sure if crop is direct-seeded or transplanted? Check the Growing Information box for details. If crop can be both direct-seeded or transplanted, days to maturity refers to direct seeding. Days to maturity for all flowers and herbs is calculated from seeding date. -
85 - 110 Days
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Life Cycle
Plants can be Annuals (single growing season), Perennials (grow year after year), Tender Perennials (grow year after year in warmer climates; and in some cases when given special protection in colder climates), or Biennials (require two years to mature). -
Annual
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Hybrid Status
Hybrid: The offspring of a cross between two or more distinct parent lines, usually of same species, and selected for improved traits.
Open-pollinated: A non-hybrid variety that can reproduce itself in kind, demonstrating relatively stable traits from one generation to the next. -
Open Pollinated
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Product Features
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Use for Cut Flowers and Bouquets
- Variety good for fresh cut-flower displays.
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Ideal for Drying and Crafts
- Variety is excellent for creating dried flowers.
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Heirloom
- Seeds saved over many years and passed down, in original form, from generation to generation.
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