Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
North America, Southeastern United States, Central America, South America
Eastern Europe, Northern Africa, Western Asia
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Corn Rose, Field Poppy
Number of Varieties
370
0
40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Fields, Forest edges, meadows
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-4
12 - 1
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
A1, A2, A3, 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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Ivory, Black
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach, Burgundy, Dark Red, Dark Blue
Sandy Brown, Chocolate
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Small, flat and dissected
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering
Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loose, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Cold climate, Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Butterflies
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
Hives
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Food for insects
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
anti-cancer, Bronchitis, Cough, Jaundice
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Seeds
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties, Used for producing cooking oil
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
ZEA mays 'Cutie Pops'
PAPAVER rhoeas 'American Legion'
Common Name
Indian Corn
American Legion Field Poppy, Corn Poppy, Field Poppy
In Hindi
इंडियन मकई
मकई पोस्ता
In German
Mahiz
Klatschmohn
In French
maïs
Coquelicot
In Spanish
Maíz indio
amapola de maíz
In Greek
Αραβόσιτος
καλαμπόκι παπαρούνας
In Portuguese
milho
Corn Poppy
In Polish
Indian Corn
Corn Poppy
In Latin
Latin Re frumentaria
corn Poppy
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Anthophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Poales
Ranunculales
Family
Poaceae
Papaveraceae
Genus
Zea
Papaver
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Papaver
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Papavereae
Number of Species
1100
1
27800
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