Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
Australia
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
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Number of Varieties
210
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Littoral rainforest, Near Estuaries
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99999-15
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
12-8
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
H1, H2, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm610.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm910.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
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White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Orange, Light Yellow, Orange Red, Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Pinnate
Thorns
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✘
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
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
Reduce water once established, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
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
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
slow-release fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Borers
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Frost, Pollution, Salt
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
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Edible Uses
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✘
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Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Used to establish native woodland
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as firewood, Wood is used fore making tools, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Shade Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ZEA mays
CUPANIOPSIS anacardioides
Common Name
Maize
Tuckeroo, Green leaved tamarind
In Hindi
मक्का
Carrotwood ट्री
In German
Mais
Carrotwood Baum
In French
Blé
Carrotwood Arbre
In Spanish
Maíz
Árbol carrotwood
In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
Carrotwood Δέντρο
In Portuguese
Milho
Árvore Carrotwood
In Polish
Kukurydza
Carrotwood Drzewo
In Latin
corn
Carrotwood ligno
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Sapindales
Family
Poaceae
Sapindaceae
Genus
Zea
Cupaniopsis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
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Subfamily
Panicoideae
Sapindoideae
Number of Species
64
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27800
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