Product Review

Annual. Blooms late summer to fall. Full sun. 5' - 6' tall. Beautiful rich-colored red, orange, brown, and black sprays of seed heads. Broomfield, Colorado was named after the broomcorn plant around 1900 when a lot of farmland was devoted to growing it. Brooms were traditionally made from the straw-like fibers after stripping off the seeds. Although the plants look similar to corn as they grow, Broom Corn is not related to corn. It is actually a sorghum, another member of the grass family. Instead of growing tassels and ears, it is topped by richly colored shiny seeds. Leave them standing through the winter for a banquet of food for the birds, harvest them for fall decor and dried arrangements, or grow enough to make your own homemade broom.