1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
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 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Gray, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
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
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
4.8 Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Erosion control
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
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 a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ZEA mays
ERAGROSTIS curvula
7.2 Common Name
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
κλάμα Lovegrass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
Kukurydza
Płacząca Lovegrass
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Andropogoneae
Eragrostideae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
Chloridoideae
8.10 Number of Species