Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Shrub
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
China, Japan, Korea
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Dwarf Burning Bush, Rudy Haag, Eastern Woo
Number of Varieties
25
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Dappled Shade, Hedge, Sunny Edge, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99994-9
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
9-1
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
A3, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm243.84 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm243.84 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Purple
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Red
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, Prune when plant is dormant, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
12.5 pounds of a 16-4-8 formula fertilizers, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Poisonous, Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, Bioremediation of some contaminated sites
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
Anodyne, Anthelmintic, Antiphlogistic, Antipruritic, Astringent, Blood tonic, Cancer, Carminative, Emmenagogue, Hypoglycaemic
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Fruits, Leaves
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Food for animals, Food for insects, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break
Botanical Name
ZEA mays
EUONYMUS alatus
Common Name
Maize
Winged euonymus, Burning bush, Winged burning bush, Winged wahoo, Winged spindle-tree
In Hindi
मक्का
Burning Bush Plant
In German
Mais
Brennender Busch Pflanze
In French
Blé
Bush brûlant des plantes
In Spanish
Maíz
La quema de la planta de Bush
In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
Burning Bush Φυτών
In Portuguese
Milho
Bush ardente Planta
In Polish
Kukurydza
Płonącego krzewu roślin
In Latin
corn
Planta flammae rubi
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Celastrales
Family
Poaceae
Celastraceae
Genus
Zea
Euonymus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Euonymeae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Celastroideae
Number of Species
6130
1
27800
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