Broomcorn, Santa Fe Red

Santa Fe Red - Sorghum 34 in SSE seed bank collection (Accession # 119312). Donated to SSE by Adam Mackie of New Mexico who acquired it from Native Seeds/SEARCH in 2002. Sweet sorghum. Brix score: 12.1. Plants reach 7-8ft tall and commonly have 3-4 tillers. Loose panicles with drooping panicle branches. Panicles are 11-14" long and resemble broomcorn but have a definite central flower stalk. Grains are difficult to thresh. Brown glumes completely cover grains. Grains are reddish-brown, medium-sized and partially starchy. Early maturing. Seeds were grown in 2014.