Award Type: National Winner
Class: Corn
Variety Name: American Dream
Genus: Zea
Species: Mays
Year: 2018
Common Name: Sweet Corn
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Illinois Foundation Seeds, Inc
Close Market Comparison: Xtratender 277A, Honey ‘N Pearl

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No

Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Tall, upright
Fruit Color (Harvest): Bicolor
Fruit Shape: Cylinder
Fruit Size: 7 inches
Fruit Flavor Description: Very tender and sweet
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 1
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: NCLB; Moderate Tolerance

Garden Spacing: 8 inches per plant
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 77

American Dream has an excellent and highly adaptable growing habit. This corn produces similarly from the Southern California Desert to the fields of Ontario, Canada. American Dream is the peak of eating quality in sweet corn, excellent bite depth, tenderness, and sweetness.

• “Great garden performance”
• “The taste was so sweet and tender”
• “Good tip fill”
• “Nice bi-color kernels”
• “Nice erect healthy plants with nice 8 inch ears”
• “Very good taste”