Corn

Mexican Feather Grass

About Corn and Mexican Feather Grass

Corn

Mexican Feather 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

Southwestern United States, Texas, Mexico

1.4 Types

Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

driveways, open Woodlands, Roadsides, Rocky areas, Slopes, tree wells

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available6-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-5

11 - 4

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

2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cm50.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cm55.90 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Tan

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Yellow green, Gold, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Linear

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

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

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

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

Do not water excessively

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Requires little pruning

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

Apply 12-6-6 fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Not Available, Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

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

Fine

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

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, small hedge

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

Air purification

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

Leaves

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

Used as Ornamental plant

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

Dried Flower / Everlasting, Container, Foundation, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZEA mays

NASSELLA tenuissima

7.2 Common Name

Maize

Finestem Needlegrass, Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.1 In Hindi

मक्का

Mexican Feather Grass

7.2.2 In German

Mais

Mexikanische Federgras

7.2.3 In French

Blé

Mexicaine Herbe Feather

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maíz

Pluma hierba mexicana

7.2.5 In Greek

Καλαμπόκι

Μεξικού Αστραπή Grass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Milho

Mexican Pena Relva

7.2.7 In Polish

Kukurydza

Mexican Feather trawy

7.2.8 In Latin

corn

Mexicanus Pluma 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

Nassella

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Stipeae

8.9 Subfamily

Panicoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA116

1 27800

Properties of Corn and Mexican Feather Grass

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

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Season and Care of Corn and Mexican Feather Grass

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

Corn and Mexican Feather Grass Physical Information

Corn and Mexican Feather Grass physical information is very important for comparison. Corn height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Mexican Feather Grass height is 50.80 cm and width 55.90 cm. The color specification of Corn and Mexican Feather Grass are as follows:

Corn flower color: Not Available
Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Mexican Feather Grass flower color: Not Available
Mexican Feather Grass leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Corn and Mexican Feather Grass

Care of Corn and Mexican Feather Grass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Mexican Feather Grass pruning is done Requires little pruning. In summer Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Mexican Feather Grass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.