| Year Introduced: | 1988 |
| Heredity: | Open Pollinated |
| Country of Origin: | United States |
| Hybridizer or Originator: | Thomas C. Jerde |
| Days to harvest: | 80-100 |
| Plant Habit: | Grass/Grass-like |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 8 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 3 feet |
| Leaves: | Other: green, green / red , red / purple |
| Fruit: | Other: edible to racoons |
| Fruiting Time: | Summer Late summer or early fall |
| Flower Time: | Summer |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Uses: | Vegetable |
| Edible Parts: | Seeds or Nuts Fruit |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Depth to plant seed: 1 to 2 inches Sow in situ |
| Pollinators: | Wind |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
| Miscellaneous: | Dioecious |
| Parentage: | Developed from a complex cross of Reverend Morrow's Purple x Buhl X Kandy Korn |
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