Our list of Ornamental Corns/Grains from around the World

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Ornamental Wheat

ABL01 Jim's Ornamental Wheat Mix
We have created a wonderful blend of ornamental wheat seed and made it available in an economical package. This mix features a blend of reds, velvet giant, cereal types, and others.
Blended together to make a perfect mix for cut and dried arrangements. It also makes border mix, as well as a classroom mix to teach children about how grains are produced.
Harvest when straw is still streaked with green and kernals are still soft to avoid heads shattering. A 20 gram pack ( 1/8 cup ) offers over 200 seeds.
Note: This is a blended mix, varieties are not separated.

  $2.95 per 20g package.

  $12.95 per 1 pound package.

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Ornamental Oats

ABL02 Jim's Premium Ornamental Oat Mix
This is another premium blend that makes for lots of wonderful material for cut and dried arrangements. Features a blend of:
Forest Bouquet Ornamental Spring Oats, a vigorous spring oat with short, club like seed heads famous for green harvest and drying suitability. An excellent filler material.
California Red Oats, a good cereal type, it is also grown to set nitrogen in soil. It is a preferred type for arrangements, as it holds color very well.
Cayuse White Oats, these are cayuse awned, light yellow kernels, medium-short, stiff straw. A good "hay" type filler with beautiful tan seed heads.
Jerry Oats, a fast grower that produces dainty seed heads for bouquets and drying. A 20 gram pack ( 1/8 cup ) offers over 200 seeds. Note: This is a blended mix, varieties are not separated.

  $4.95 per 20 gram pack.

  $22.95 per 1 pound package.

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Ornamental Barley

ABL05 Jim's Premium Ornamental Barley Mix
Barley is another wonderful filler for bouquets, cutflower and dried arrangements, it's use is starting to become much more used in the floral industry.
We offer a premium blend of barley seeds featuring:
Moongold Barley, a very unusual two row barley with striped yellow head.
Bearded Barley, a cool season, annual cereal grain. Adapted to high altitudes with cold and short growing seasons, this barley can be grown further north than any other cereal grain. The bearded awns make wonderful dried arrangement material.
Blackheart Barley, a new black bearded barley with a 2 rowed head with extra long awns and a favorite in the florist trade. Note: This is a blended mix, varieties are not separated.

  $4.95 per 20 gram pack.

  $22.95 per 1 pound package.

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Other Ornamental Grains in Individual Packets

1A345 Forest Bouquet Oats ( Avena sativa)
A highly ornamental, pale green oats for bouquets, dried material and makes a nice ornamental grass speciment. Perennial.

  2.1g pack contains about 40-50 seeds $2.15

TPF201 Conlon Barley ( Hordeum vulgare )
Specialty two-row malting barley makes wonderful dried material for arrangements.
This early-maturing barley has plump kernels, and is medium yielding with moderate lodging. Released by North Dakota AES in 1996. Plant in spring or summer.

  Each 20g pack contains around two hundred or so seeds $2.95

2560 Colored Uprights Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor )
Create classy fall decorations. Also makes an impressive backdrop for sunflower plantings. Perfect for fall wreaths. Appealing mix of red, gold, black and burgundy with every shade in-between. Drought tolerant. Ht. 100-115". Cannot ship to IA, IN, OH

  Each pack contains 25-35 seeds $2.15

FA59 Texas Black Sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor )
This heirloom broom corn has gorgeous, shiny, black-coated seeds.
Heavy producer with 8 to 12 stems/plant, each stem topped with one 8-14" seed head. Harvest any time after developing but is most striking once the black seeds develop and mature. Ht. 96-144". 2.5cc pack, about 40 seeds.

  $2.50

NB67 Old Country Broomcorn ( Sorghum nigra )
Robust green to dark brown oval inflorescence, for fresh or dried arrangements, grows about 4 feet tall, provides a lot of material per plant. 25 seeds per pack.

 750mg pack, about 40 seeds $2.50

AT112 German Spelt
An old German Heirloom variety of spelt used for flour milling, this is an ancient distinct species of wheat that makes a wonderful flour for sourdough breads, and can be eaten even by persons normally sensitive to wheat.
Of course, we offer it as an ornamental plant, it grows 4-5 ft. tall with long, slender seed heads that droop when the seed is ripe, very ornamental.

  1 Tablespooon Package ( about 50 seeds ) $2.50

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Ornamental Corn

Z2802 Autumn Explosion Hybrid Corn
102 days. Zea mays. (F1) Plant produces high yields of beautiful 9" long ornamental corn. The corn grows in a rainbow of colors with various combinations of glossy red, white, pink, yellow, cola, purple, and some variegated kernels. There are even some kernels that are striped and spotted. A quarter will produce purple husks. This variety was developed for decorative purposes only. A basket of Indian corn makes an attractive gift, and is a good seller at craft shows. Excellent for home gardens and market growers.

  20g pack of about 60-75 seeds $3.95

1A327 Indian Art ( Cranberry ) Corn
This is an excellent ornamental corn made available by Rupp Seeds. It is a fast growing corn producing 8-9" ears of delightful cranberry colored kernals and good quality husks for fall decorations.

  10g pack of about 40-50 seeds $3.95

1A337 American Way
Ornamental, excellent hybrid, 10" vibrant multi-colored ears, sturdy stalk, 115 days.

  8g pack of about 30 seeds $3.95

AW01 Wachichu Flint Corn
An old heirloom type with many uses. Slender 9-11" ears on a 7-9' stalk exhibit a spetacular range of colors and patterns. Kernels have a hard, translucent seed coat. Vigorous bushy plants (lots of tillers) make an effective wind break or an excellent livestock forage. Tolerant to cool soils.

  30cc ( volume ) scoop, 60-70 seeds per pack $3.95 per pack

VUD004 Gorgeous Indian
107 days – F1 hybrid Extra long 9 in/22 cm ears with glossy flint kernels in breathtakingly beautiful colors. Sturdy plants are wind tolerant and produce very high yields of large, uniform ears. Isolate from other corns.

  22g pack, about 50 seeds. $3.95 per pack

Z2814 Green and Gold Dent
Large eared dent corn with beautiful emerald green and gold kernels. Makes a great ornamental! Stalks grow to 7'. 75-100 days.

  8g pack of about 30 seeds. $2.95 per pack.

VUD006 Fiesta
92 days. Matures 8 to 10 days earlier than most strains of Calico Indian corn. Ears average 8 1/2 in./21 cm in length with 50% purple husks. Shorter plants have some wind tolerance. Multicolored ears.

  22g pack, about 50 seeds. $3.95 per pack

1A141 Sweet Rainbow Indian
Fiesta Hybrid Flint Corn. This unique Indian corn has various tones of blue, red, yellow and white. This is earlier than other Flint corn and averages 7 to 10 inch ears with 50 to 70% purple husks. 101 days.

  1/2 Ounce ( volume ) scoop, 40-50 seeds per pack $2.25 per pack

VL372 Red Stalker
A beautiful ornamental corn that bears bright red ears of corn on bright red corn stalks. The whole plant can be used for decorations. 20-25 seeds per pack.

  $1.95 per pack.

1A043 Hopi Blue Ornamental Corn
A native style, excellent for grinding meal. The real Indian corn from American Hopi Indians. 100 days. 8-10 inch ears with dark bluish kernels.

  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

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Ornamental Wheat

NB57 Australian Blue Wheat
Spring durum type, blue-black heads, long awns, for arrangements fresh or dried, grows about 36" tall.

  1.5g package of about 40 seeds to a pack, $2.25

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Ornamental Popcorn

Z2806 Miniature Colored Popcorn
6-7' plants yield 2-3 adorable, multi-colored ears averaging 3-4" each. Space seeds 4-5" apart for denser stands and smaller ears. Also suitable for popping.

  $1.95 per 4g pack ( about 50-60 seeds )

1A044 Mini Blue Ornamental Popcorn
A very attractive mini size popcorn that is blue in color. Ears are 4-6" long. Excellent popcorn. 25-30 seeds per pack.

  $1.95 per pack

1A317 Cutie Pops Popcorn
100 days. Multicolored miniature popcorn. Use as a 4 in./10 cm Indian corn for dried bouquets or harvest tiny rainbow colored seeds for miniature popcorn.

  14g pack, about 100 seeds. $3.95 per pack

VL373 Strawberry Popcorn
Tiny 2" ears of deep maroon popcorn. A must for flavor and ornamental appeal. 25 seeds per pack.

  $1.95 per pack.

TPF204 Robust 997 F1 Hybrid Popcorn
7-8" ears on 8-9' plants with glossy, deep yellow kernels. Its high (45:1) expansion ratio makes it an extremely tender popcorn. Ears may also be used for fall decorating. The best variety for corn shoots.

  $2.25 per 12g pack ( about 100 seeds ).

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Ornamental Broomcorn

3012 Primero Mix Broomcorn
Mix of many fall colors, perfect for fresh or dry fall decorations, hand-tied brooms, crafts. 25 seeds per pack.

  Package of 25 seeds $1.95

AT108 Broomcorn: Mixed Highlights
The best broomcorn selection we've seen that includes colors of red, natural, tan, cordevan and yellow.
Harvest when straw is still streaked with green and kernals are still soft to avoid heads shattering.

  Package of 125 seeds $2.50

AW07 Milo Maze
(Hybrid grain sorghum). Great for dried arrangements, great birdfood. Great feed for livestock. Also popular for making syrup. Drought resistant with exceptional standability. Adapted to a variety of soils, although a rich, well drained, sandy loam is ideal. High ratio of grain and leaves to a stalk. Frequently grows to a height of 7 to 8 feet.

  20 gram Package of several hundred seeds $2.95

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