Corn

Foxtail Grass

About Corn and Foxtail Grass

Corn

Foxtail Grass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America

Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn

not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available

4-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

Not Available

1.8 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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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60.00 cm

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30.50 cm

Rank: 100 (Overall)▶

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Wet Site, Salt

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

Ample Water

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

Moderate

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune to control growth

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Wet Site

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting

Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZEA mays

ALOPECURUS

7.2 Common Name

Maize

Foxtail Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

मक्का

Foxtail Grass

7.2.2 In German

Mais

Foxtail Grass

7.2.3 In French

Blé

Foxtail Grass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maíz

Hierba de cola de zorra

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλαμπόκι

αλωπέκουρου Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Milho

grama de foxtail

7.2.7 In Polish

Kukurydza

ber trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

corn

panicum Grass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Poales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Zea

Alopecurus

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

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8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

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8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

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8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Corn and Foxtail Grass

Wondering what are the properties of Corn and Foxtail Grass? We provide you with everything About Corn and Foxtail Grass. Corn doesn't have thorns and Foxtail Grass doesn't have thorns. Also Corn does not have fragrant flowers. Corn has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting and Foxtail Grass has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Corn and Foxtail Grass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Corn and Foxtail Grass

Season and care of Corn and Foxtail Grass is important to know. While considering everything about Corn and Foxtail Grass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Corn season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Foxtail Grass season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Corn is Loam and for Foxtail Grass is Loam while the PH of soil for Corn is Neutral and for Foxtail Grass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Corn and Foxtail Grass Physical Information

Corn and Foxtail Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Corn height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Foxtail Grass height is 30.50 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Corn and Foxtail Grass are as follows:

Corn flower color: Not Available
Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Foxtail Grass flower color: White
Foxtail Grass leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Corn and Foxtail Grass

Care of Corn and Foxtail Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Foxtail Grass pruning is done Prune to control growth. In summer Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Foxtail Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Moderate.