"Hybrid SE Sweet Corn. Ready to harvest in 75 days. An amazing new sweet corn color it's really red! You won't believe how appetizing a red corn can be until you see it on your plate, then bite into the extra-sweet, tender kernels. You can enjoy Ruby Queen at two stages.
Pick it when it's blush-red for maximum SE sweetness. Or let it ripen to full red so it can develop its rich, old-fashioned corn flavor. The meaty ears are 8"" long with 18 rows of juicy, very tender kernels. Plants are 7' tall and often bear 2 ears apiece. No need to isolate from other corns, but we suggest that you grow another SE variety with Ruby Queen to help with pollination. (Our Breeder's Choice corn is a perfect companion.)
Steaming or microwaving are the best cooking methods for enhancing the delectable color. An added bonus the red tassels and stalks make fantastic autumn decorations. Grow in full sun in rich, fertile, well-drained soil.
Average Customer Rating:
4.9 out of 5
8 of 8 (100%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
Fun Corn with Great Yeilds!,
September 8, 2009 Submitted byjrdoodles from Northwestern Wyoming
"I live in a zone 3/4. I didnt plant until the middle of june because the first week of june we woke up to snow on the ground. Another disadvantage of living in an ancient river bottom is that the soil is rocky and silty. I used horse manure and a little miracle grow to get my corn started, planting the red and a yellow early sweet corn. I have noticed they have cross-pollinated or something along those lines and I have red corn on my yellow plants, however I wont know for sure how it will turn out because I still have a few weeks left in the growing process for my corn. I wanted to let you know that My plant heights average between 5 and 6 feet and I have an entire row (about 10-15) plants that I measured today with the help of my husband and a step ladder. Their height range is between 9 & 11 feet!!! As for yeild, right now the majority of my plants have 3 ears developing and quite a few have a 4th and 5th ear. My 8 yr old son and 2 yr old daughter are having so much fun gardening this year that we are planning on growing about 5 acres or so of various items next year and doing the local farmer's markets! This really makes me happy because my dad and I used to garden when i was growing up. Even though he's no longer with us in physical form I'm able to share his gifts with his grandchildren :) The red corn has made it that much more fun, and many of my neighbors have offered me trades for some for their families as well. Our entire community will be enjoying your fun corn!! Thanks so much!!"
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
WY
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Fun change,
September 4, 2009 Submitted byKendra from Plainfield, IL
"This was fun. It was the first time ever growing corn for me, so I really wasn't sure when to start picking, so it was trial and error this time. The color was very fun and they tasted pretty good. We found that if you boil the corn, the red color goes away. You can see from the picture which one was really ready to pick and which weren't all the way ripe."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
IL
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
Good Corn,
June 4, 2009 Submitted byBKBK from St. Louis, MO
"Very flavorful and sweet. Easy to grow. The only negative is that most of the color is lost when cooked."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MO
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
GREAT PRODUCT,
December 16, 2008 Submitted bycrappie from RIALTO
"I love the color and super sweet tast of this corn. Even can grow it in 12.5 inches X 12.5 inches X 2 feet deep containers."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
CA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
1-5 years
Good but not great,
August 18, 2008 Submitted byPeonyguy from Massachusetts
"This is a strong growing, good yielding corn. The color is unique, and in my opinion the only reason to grow it. The color fades upon boiling. The flavor is only average (compared to other fresh home grown corn,,,,,,, still far superior to anything at the store).
I planted the suggested "Breeders Choice" corn to help pollinate the "Ruby Queen", and the Breeders Choice was superior to the Ruby Queen in all respects.
My suggestion is to plant a little Ruby Queen for fun, but plant other kinds like Breeders Choice for your main crop."
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MA
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Another one of my Must Haves from Burpee.,
February 25, 2008 Submitted byDmich from SE Michigan
"Ruby Queen is also on my MUST HAVE list to grow each year. I've grown it ever since it's introduction a few years back. I just love the color. The plants are hardy, trouble free, and vigorous as well.
I would rate the flavor as a 4 out of 5 overall, since it IS an SE variety, and, for flavor, IMO, it's hard to beat an Sh2 variety, like Sun and Stars hybrid. But, compared within it's class of SE varieties, its a 5 out of 5, sweeter than most with good flavor, and not tough until it's extremely overripe.
I would recommend keeping this isolated from other varieties by at least 50 feet, otherwise, you end up with a lot of red and yellow bicolor ears. They taste fine, but are not as pretty."
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
MI
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
Ruby Queen Corn,
January 4, 2007 Submitted byFastO
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
5
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"I live in South Central Maine and last year there was so much pollution falling from the sky in the form of rain early in the growing season that most of my ussually vigorous plants kind of pooped along until later in the early summer. Not the red corn! This hardy and obviously tolerant breed of corn came on strong, stayed strong and gave a beautiful harvest when most other peoples corn were setting ears at ground level or were deformed and had little or no yield! This corn was a true surprise and I have shared this with every gardener I come in contact with that talks about the poor yield here last summer. I will grow this corn as long as it is available!"
Good Stuff !!!,
June 10, 2006 Submitted byIke79 from Poplar Bluff, MO
Plant performance:
5
out of 5
Taste:
4
out of 5
Yield:
5
out of 5
"Wow I like this corn. I have never seen red corn before. I planted some last year, it was great. The plants were very productive, fast growing, mine got about 7 feet tall I used a 27-12-12 nitrogen high fertilizer. The corn itself was very sweet, just as sweet as any normal colored corn I've ever grown. Everyone wanted some because it was red, so I planted more this year. I give this corn a big thumbs up all around. Good plant, Good yield, and Good taste. Thank you burpee."
11 of 11 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Moderately skilled
State of residence:
MO
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
5-10 years
