Corn

Giant Timber Bamboo

About Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo

Corn

Giant Timber Bamboo

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Grass

Origin

North America, Central America, South America

China

Types

Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn

Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii

Number of Varieties

21500

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Subtropical climates, Wet Woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99998-11

0 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, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm1,000.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm10.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Acicular

Thorns

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Season

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, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

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

Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

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

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels

Allergy

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

allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching

Benefits

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

Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Leaves, Stem

Other Uses

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

Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZEA mays

BAMBUSA oldhamii

Common Name

Maize

Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo

In Hindi

मक्का

Bānsa

In German

Mais

Bambus

In French

Blé

Bambou

In Spanish

Maíz

Bambú

In Greek

Καλαμπόκι

μπαμπού

In Portuguese

Milho

bambu

In Polish

Kukurydza

Bambus

In Latin

corn

Bamboo

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Zea

Bambusa

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Bambuseae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

691

1 27800

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Properties of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo

Wondering what are the properties of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo? We provide you with everything About Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo. Corn doesn't have thorns and Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo 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 Giant Timber Bamboo and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo

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

Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo Physical Information

Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo physical information is very important for comparison. Corn height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Giant Timber Bamboo height is 1,000.00 cm and width 10.00 cm. The color specification of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo are as follows:

Corn flower color:
Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Giant Timber Bamboo flower color:
Giant Timber Bamboo leaf color: Dark Green

Care of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo

Care of Corn and Giant Timber Bamboo include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Giant Timber Bamboo pruning is done Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall and Remove damaged leaves. In summer Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Giant Timber Bamboo needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.