Ruby Queen Sweet Corn: Days to Maturity & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

75 days

Listed for

United States

Overview

Ruby Queen is grown for its looks as much as its flavor: a sugary-enhanced (se) hybrid from Seminis, sold by Burpee since 1999, with deep ruby-red kernels on 8-inch ears that keep their color after cooking. Plants are about 7 feet with red tassels and husks, handsome in the garden and useful for autumn decorating. Pick at the blush stage for the sweetest corn or let it go fully red for a richer, more old-fashioned taste; cook it by steaming, grilling or in the microwave, not in boiling water, so the color does not bleed. Maturity is around 75 days. Planting a second se variety alongside helps fill the ears.

Ruby Queen traits

• Red-kerneled se hybrid, 75 days
• Color holds through cooking
• 8-inch ears on 7-foot plants
• Red tassels and husks
• Bred by Seminis, sold by Burpee from 1999

Good for

• Fresh eating on the cob
• Grilling and steaming
• Fall decoration

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Ruby Queen FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every sweet corn variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Sweet Corn growing guide
• How to Sow Sweet Corn: Block Planting, Depth and Spacing
• Sweet Corn Pollination: Why Cobs Have Missing Kernels
• Sweet Corn Care: Watering, Feeding, Hilling and Side Shoots
• Sweet Corn Growing Calendar: The Season Stage by Stage
• Sweet Corn Pests and Problems: Earworm, Borer, Smut and Rust
• When to Pick Sweet Corn: The Milk Test and How to Store It
• All 240 sweet corn varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.