Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Needled or Scaled Evergreen
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
Northeastern United States, North-Central United States, Alaska, Canada
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Oriental spruce, Bog spruce, Weeping spruce
Number of Varieties
28
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Moist Soils, Slopes, Swamps, Well Drained
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
6-1
Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7
Habit
Upright/Erect
Narrow Upright/Fastigiate
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm3,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm60.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Pink
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Blue Green, Gray Green, Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Needle like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch Tips, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Dermatitis
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
Good for skin
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, Shadow Tree
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
anti-inflammatory, Disinfectant, Kidney problems, Odontalgic, Poultice, Salve, Stomachic, tuberculosis, Vulnerary
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Inner Bark, Seeds
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Disinfectant, Gum, Paper pulp, Pitch, String, Used as a dye, Used in paper industry, Waterproofing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bog Garden, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ZEA mays
PICEA mariana
Common Name
Maize
Black Spruce, Bog Spruce, Swamp Spruce
In Hindi
मक्का
Black Spruce Tree
In German
Mais
Schwarz Fichte
In French
Blé
Noir Épicéa
In Spanish
Maíz
Negro árbol de abeto
In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
Μαύρο Spruce Tree
In Portuguese
Milho
Árvore Spruce Preto
In Polish
Kukurydza
Czarny Świerk Drzewo
In Latin
corn
Niger abiegnis
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Coniferophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Pinopsida
Order
Poales
Pinales
Family
Poaceae
Pinaceae
Genus
Zea
Picea
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Pinoideae
Number of Species
635
1
27800
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