Sweet Corn

Portulaca

About Sweet Corn and Portulaca

Sweet Corn

Portulaca

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Flowering Plants

Origin

North America, Central America, South America

South America

Types

Portulaca grandiflora

Number of Varieties

150

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

gardens, Roadsides, Waste areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99995-11

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm10.20 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm20.30 cm

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Needle like

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Shearing

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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

Aphids, Botrytis Blight, Brown Spots, Gray mold, Root rot, Stem rot

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Drought, Heat Tolerance

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Semi-Double

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

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Aphids, Beetles

Butterflies

Allergy

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

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Ground Cover, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Skin Problems

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Iron, Potassium, Vitamin C

Depurative, Insect Bites, Liver problems, Snakebite, Swelling

Part of Plant Used

Kernel

Flowers, Leaves, Stem, Whole plant

Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Cottage garden, Edible

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZEA mays var rugosa

PORTULACA grandiflora

Common Name

Sweet Corn

Moss Rose, Portulaca, Sundial Scarlet Portulaca

In Hindi

स्वीट कॉर्न

Portulaca

In German

Mais

Portulak

In French

Le maïs sucré

portulaca

In Spanish

Maíz dulce

Portulaca

In Greek

γλυκό καλαμπόκι

Portulaca

In Portuguese

milho doce

Portulaca

In Polish

Kukurydza

Portulaca

In Latin

Dulcis frumentum

Portulaca

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cyperales

Caryophyllales

Family

Poaceae

Portulacaceae

Genus

Zea

Portulaca

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Subfamily

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Sweet Corn and Portulaca

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

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Season and Care of Sweet Corn and Portulaca

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

Sweet Corn and Portulaca Physical Information

Sweet Corn and Portulaca physical information is very important for comparison. Sweet Corn height is 180.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Portulaca height is 10.20 cm and width 20.30 cm. The color specification of Sweet Corn and Portulaca are as follows:

Sweet Corn flower color:
Sweet Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Portulaca flower color: Red
Portulaca leaf color: Green

Care of Sweet Corn and Portulaca

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