Glass Gem Corn Candy Stripe Seeds 40g

Phenotype Series ② Candy Stripe

This listing is for 40g of seeds from individual Glass Gem Corn plants that exhibited candy stripe patterns, harvested in 2025.

The 40g will be bagged and shipped from kernels separated as shown in image 3.
(This is estimated to be between 200 and 300 kernels, depending on the size of the kernels at the time of packing.)

While the seeds are generally from individuals with patterns throughout, there may be rare instances of seeds without patterns mixed in.

Glass Gem Corn genetics are complex, and various phenotypes can emerge.
The exact proportion of candy stripe patterns is unknown.
Based on my experience, planting a large number of candy stripe seeds seems to increase the likelihood of candy stripe patterns appearing.

Due to pollen influence, some plants may not develop candy stripes all over, but rather exhibit a chimera-like phenotype with stripes on only a portion of the cob.

Since childhood, I have been fascinated by the beauty of corn. When I was young, I grew various types of popcorn for my hamster's food.

When Glass Gem Corn, hybridized by Carl Barnes, was introduced to Japan, I also began cultivating it.

In 2017, a single plant produced a candy stripe with striped patterns.

Candy stripes are patterns found in some varieties of Native American corn that Carl Barnes favored.

I have continued to grow seeds from this single plant, and the beautiful Glass Gem Corn, including the candy stripe variety currently for sale, has been developed.

As cross-pollination is easy, these plants are grown separately from other corn varieties and at different times.

Shipping will be via Fourth Class Mail.

Glass Gem Corn is heavy, so there are no bulk discounts.

We do not offer smaller portions of different colors for ￥300.
The quantities listed are the minimum available.