19 Great Sweet Corn Varieties to Grow
Compare these varieties features to find the right ones for your growing operation.
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Anthem XR II from Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Distributor: Bayer Crop Science
Type: sh2 bi-color
Ear length: 8.5 inches
Disease package: High resistance to common rust, races controlled by Rp1-i gene — Ps (Rp1-G)
Days to maturity: 75
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BSS1075 from Syngenta
Type: Shipper variety
Color: Bi-color
Days to maturity: Approximately 77
Disease package: Ps (Rp1-G)
Other: ‘BBS1075’ is ideal for the shipper market. It produces stylish, consistently uniform ears with excellent tip fill and superior taste to meet market needs. It also maintains uniform ear size during fall and winter seasons and is a strong, healthy plant with strong rust resistance. -
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Coastal from HM.Clause and Seedway
Type: Supersweet
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: High resistance to Ps (Rp1G)
Days to maturity: 76
Regions: ‘Coastal’ is consistent from Canada to Florida.
Other: This high-quality shipper ear has a short shank, sturdy plant, and great tip fill. -
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Cumberland from HM.Clause and Rispens Seeds
Type: Supersweet (Sh2)
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: High resistance to Ps (Rp1-G)
Days to maturity: 75
Region: Midwest
Other: ‘Cumberland’ has great yield potential with high eating quality, an attractive package, and ear appearance. -
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Enchanted from Seneca Vegetable Research and Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Type: Hybrid bi-color supersweet (sh2)
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), Ps, Stewart’s wilt (Pst)
Days to maturity: 78
Other: ‘Enchanted’ is organic, has exceptional flavor, plump and juicy ears, and high ear placement for easier harvest.SenecaVegetable.com; JohnnySeeds.com
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Everglades from Crookham Company and Clifton Seed Company
Type: Bi-Color Sweet Corn
Ear length: 7.5 inches
Disease package:
Intermediate resistance to NCLB
Days to maturity: 76
Other: ‘Everglades’ has tested well for strong emergence, has a high level of consistency, a nice dark-green package, and good kernel contrast. It also has an easy snap and maintains these qualities in a wide range of conditions. -
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Flagler from HM.Clause and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Type: Fresh market
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Resistance to Ps
Days to maturity: 77
Regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Other: ‘Flagler’ has broad adaptation, a strong plant, and stress tolerance. -
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Freedom MXR from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Type: Fresh market
Color: White
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Maize dwarf mosaic virus (MDMV), NCLB, Ps
Days to maturity: 73
Regions: Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest
Other: ‘Freedom MXR’ is a high-quality variety with great ear appearance. -
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Glacial from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds LLC
Distributors: Harris Seeds, Rupp Seeds, Inc., and Siegers Seed Co.
Type: sh2
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: High resistance to Northern corn leaf blight caused by Exserohilum turcicum (= Helminthosporium turcicum) (Et), Ps
Days to maturity: 79
Regions: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest and California
Other: ‘Glacial’ has great eating quality, large ears, and excellent tip fill. It’s a high-quality white variety. -
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Kickoff XR from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Rupp Seeds
Type: sh2
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 8.25 inches
Disease package: Ps
Days to maturity: 69
Regions: Eastern U.S.
Other: ‘Kickoff XR’ has excellent eating quality for the early season. It also has very good color contrast and strong tip fill. -
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Natural Sweet from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Type: sh2
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Ps
Days to maturity: 74
Other: ‘Natural Sweet’ is organic, has superior husk protection, good tip fill, attractive flags, high ear placement, and easy snap for easier harvest. It also has good flavor and plump ears.SeedGenetics.com; JohnnySeeds.com
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Nirvana from Crookham Company
Type: Augmented sh2
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to NCLB
Days to maturity: 74
Regions: Northeast, Midwest, Mid-Atlantic, and Northwest
Other: 'Nirvana' is the best of all worlds. It has vigor and emergence with the highest quality taste and unique al dente crunch. 'Nirvana' is high yielding with uniform, full tipped ears that have good kernel contrast and rowing. 'Nirvana' continues to raise the bar with exceptional snap, ease in packing and its holding power. In trial after trial, 'Nirvana' has proven to be a game changer for the grower and retailer. -
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Patriarch from Syngenta
Type: Supersweet
Color: Bi-color
Days to maturity: Approximately 78
Disease package: High resistance to Ps (Rp1-G); Intermediate resistance to Et, MDMV
Other: ‘Patriarch’ has excellent adaptability across many growing regions, an outstanding eating quality, with superior tenderness and flavor. It has a dark-green husk and tip fill uniformity for excellent consumer appeal. It also has broad-spectrum lepidopteran pest control and flexibility in weed management due to Attribute trait stack. -
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Seminole Sweet XR from Siegers Seed Co.
Type: Hybrid bi-color supersweet (sh2)
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 7 to 8 inches
Days to maturity: 80
Disease package: High resistance to Ps RpG; Intermediate resistance to Et
Other: ‘Seminole Sweet XR’ is a high-quality shipper that combines high yields with superior flavor. It has a dark-green husk package and good husk protection to go along with a clean, strong plant and excellent kernel flavor. -
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Solstice F1 from Crookham Company and Harris Seeds
Type: Augmented Supersweet (shA)
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to NCLB
Days to maturity: 70
Other: An augmented Supersweet offering, ‘Solstice F1’ has excellent eating quality with early maturity and strong seedling emergence. Its attractive, bicolor kernels fill well to the tip and are set on plants with intermediate resistance to Northern corn leaf blight. It’s a high-quality sweet corn variety perfect for early fresh market sales. -
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SS Packout from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds LLC
Distributor: Rupp Seeds, Inc., Siegers Seed Co.
Type: SSW
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: Ps (Rp1G). Intermediate resistance to NCLB and Southern corn leaf blight (SCLB)
Days to maturity: 77
Regions: Southeast, Northeast, Midwest
Other: ‘SS Packout’ has an attractive ear package and kernel color. It also has excellent germination, a very good eating quality, SRG plant and husk package, and is a strong plant. -
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Super Surprise from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Rispens Seeds, Inc.
Type: Supersweet (Sh2)
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 8 inches
Disease package: High resistance to Ps (Rp1-G) and MSMV.
Days to maturity: 76
Region: Widely adaptable, all U.S. corn growing areas.
Other: ‘Super Surprise’ has good seedling vigor, a beautiful dark-green husk package, and excellent ear size and yield potential. -
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Temptress from Crookham and Rupp Seeds
Type: Synergistic
Color: Bi-color
Ear length: 7.75 inches
Disease package: Ps, NCLB
Days to maturity: 70
Regions: Eastern U.S.
Other: This is the first Quad Sweet variety in Rupp’s sweet corn lineup. It has excellent cold soil tolerance and offers very good eating. -
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Xtra-Tender Natural Sweet Organic from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc., and Harris Seeds Organic
Type: shA
Disease package: Ps
Days to maturity: 74
Other: In addition to its amazing taste, it has great husk protection, eye popping kernel color, and common rust resistance. It has excellent eating quality and is a great choice for either mid-season high quality fresh or shipping markets.
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Anthem XR II from Seminis Vegetable Seeds
BSS1075 from Syngenta
Coastal from HM.Clause and Seedway
Cumberland from HM.Clause and Rispens Seeds
Enchanted from Seneca Vegetable Research and Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Everglades from Crookham Company and Clifton Seed Company
Flagler from HM.Clause and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Freedom MXR from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Stokes Seeds, Inc.
Glacial from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds LLC
Kickoff XR from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Rupp Seeds
Natural Sweet from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Johnny’s Selected Seeds
Nirvana from Crookham Company
Patriarch from Syngenta
Seminole Sweet XR from Siegers Seed Co.
Solstice F1 from Crookham Company and Harris Seeds
SS Packout from Abbott & Cobb c/o Syngenta Seeds LLC
Super Surprise from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc. and Rispens Seeds, Inc.
Temptress from Crookham and Rupp Seeds
Xtra-Tender Natural Sweet Organic from Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc., and Harris Seeds Organic
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.
