Sweet Corn

Hard Fescue

About Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue

Sweet Corn

Hard Fescue

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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

Southern Europe

1.4 Types

Not Available

Fine leaved sheep's fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

Mountain Slopes, Pastures

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available4-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-4

8 - 1

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

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

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

180.00 cm5.10 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

60.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale White

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

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

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

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Armyworm, Beetles, Flea Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch, Seedcorn maggot, Worms

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Insignificant

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

✔ ✘

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

Coarse

Medium

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

Aphids, Beetles, Not Available

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

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

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Kernel

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used for its medicinal properties

Animal Feed, 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

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ZEA mays var rugosa

FESTUCA brevipila

7.2 Common Name

Sweet Corn

Hard Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

स्वीट कॉर्न

Hard fescue

7.2.2 In German

Mais

Echter Schaf-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Le maïs sucré

Hard fescue

7.2.4 In Spanish

Maíz dulce

fétuque ovine

7.2.5 In Greek

γλυκό καλαμπόκι

HARD φεστούκα

7.2.6 In Portuguese

milho doce

Hard fescue

7.2.7 In Polish

Kukurydza

Hard fescue

7.2.8 In Latin

Dulcis frumentum

Hard fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Zea

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Andropogoneae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue

Wondering what are the properties of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue? We provide you with everything About Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue. Sweet Corn doesn't have thorns and Hard Fescue doesn't have thorns. Also Sweet Corn does not have fragrant flowers. Sweet Corn has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting and Hard Fescue 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 Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue

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

Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue Physical Information

Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Corn height is 180.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Hard Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue are as follows:

Sweet Corn flower color: Not Available
Sweet Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Hard Fescue flower color: Pale White
Hard Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue

Care of Sweet Corn and Hard Fescue include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Sweet Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Hard Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Sweet Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Hard Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.