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Seeds: Maize, Zea mays, Maiz Rojo. Red Dent, 50 corn seeds. More of a dark pink color to real red on the tops. Lighter sides on the kernels. Used for posole, and makes a colorful pink cornmeal. Used dried to grind. Decorative as well. All heirloom, non-GMO seeds. NOT USA grown seeds; imported from south of the border, and hopefully grown in traditional ways. Growing conditions unknown. Check out White-Buffalo-Trading for my other corn selections. Drying: Leave ears on stalks to dry thoroughly if possible, or pick late and hang in airy location away from squirrels and rats. Storage: Corn seeds will keep for years if dry storage is used. Keep in old fashioned Mason jars, sealed, cool and dark. Low humidity. Plant in spring after last frost. Most corn needs warm soil (best if above 70F) and daily water to germinate. However, this ancient species was used to higher altitudes and colder weather originally. Plant corn in square blocks rather than rows for better pollination. Frost kills corn plants. Corn, or maize, teosinte wouldn't exist as we know it if not for ancient humans who developed it from fields of ancient grain, saving big seeds and odd seeds until the wild grain became a cultivated staple food. Corn as we know it now was developed by humans over centuries from a grass called teosinte. (Most people think of corn as a vegetable, but it's really a grain). Scientists believe that corn was developed by the native peoples living in central Mexico over 7,000 years ago, but one of the oldest corns comes from the Incan Empire. The natives throughout North and South America eventually depended on maize for most of their diet. Corn spread throughout the Americas and was discovered by explorers from Europe who knew nothing of this new grain.