Corn

Purple Millet

About Corn and Purple Millet

Corn

Purple Millet

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

Type

Vegetable

Grass

Origin

North America, Central America, South America

Africa

Types

Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn

Pennisetum glaucum

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Sunny Edge, Warmer regions

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

8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm90.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm30.50 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Brown, Purple, Purplish-black

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Brown, Cream

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings

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

Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

15-0-15, All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Alternaria Leaf Spot, eyespot, Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Deer resistant, Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Bees, Birds

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

along a porch, deck or patio, Beautification, Informal Hedge, Mixed Border, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens

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

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

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

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Branch, Flowering Tips, Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Beneficial species for attracting pollinators, repels deer

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Mixed Border

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZEA mays

PENNISETUM glaucum 'purple millet'

Common Name

Maize

Millet, Pearl Millet

In Hindi

मक्का

purple millet

In German

Mais

purple millet

In French

Blé

millet pourpre

In Spanish

Maíz

purple millet

In Greek

Καλαμπόκι

purple millet

In Portuguese

Milho

purple millet

In Polish

Kukurydza

purple millet

In Latin

corn

purple millet

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Cyperales

Family

Poaceae

Genus

Zea

Pennisetum

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Paniceae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Corn and Purple Millet

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

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Season and Care of Corn and Purple Millet

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

Corn and Purple Millet Physical Information

Corn and Purple Millet physical information is very important for comparison. Corn height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Purple Millet height is 90.00 cm and width 30.50 cm. The color specification of Corn and Purple Millet are as follows:

Corn flower color:
Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Purple Millet flower color: Brown, Purple and Purplish-black
Purple Millet leaf color: Purple, Dark Green and Burgundy

Care of Corn and Purple Millet

Care of Corn and Purple Millet include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Millet pruning is done Prune in winter, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Millet needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.