{"title":"Corn Seeds Canada","description":"\u003cp\u003eShop corn seeds for Canadian gardens, seed collectors and cooks who want more than standard sweet corn. This collection focuses on heirloom, flour, dent, popcorn and ornamental corn varieties with strong colour, culinary history and garden presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChoose Glass Gem for translucent rainbow kernels, Oaxacan Green for traditional Mexican dent corn, Jerry Peterson Blue for blue cornmeal and tortillas, and other specialty corn varieties for late-summer harvests. 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While most purple corns are grown for flour or drying, Ultra Violet is meant to be eaten fresh off the cob. It boasts an incredible concentration of anthocyanins (the same antioxidants found in blueberries), giving it a deep, royal purple hue that is as healthy as it is visually arresting. 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