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What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Vegetable  
Grass  

Origin
North America, Central America, South America  
Europe, Western Asia  

Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn  
Blue Dune Lyme Grass  

Number of Varieties
2  
7  

Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas  
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas, sandy seeps, Well Drained  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
7-9  

AHS Heat Zone
12-5  
9 - 7  

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  
H1, H2, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24  

Habit
Upright/Erect  
Spreading  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
120.00 cm  
99+
150.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.00 cm  
99+
75.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
-  
Creamy Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach  
-  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green  
Light Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green  
Blue Green, Gray Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green  
Tan  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Long Linear  
Grass like  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall, Winter  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Growth Rate
Very Fast  
Fast  

Type of Soil
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

The pH of Soil
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Indeterminate  
Early Summer, Summer  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
No  

Tolerances
Drought  
Wet Site, Pollution, Drought, Soil Compaction  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
Seedlings  
Root Division, Rooted stem cutting, 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  
Average Water Needs, occasional watering once established  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline  

Soil Type
Loam  
Clay, Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves  
No pruning needed in the early stages, Prune grass to maintain level  

Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Red blotch  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Drought, Pollution, Soil Compaction, Wet Site  

Facts

Flowers
Insignificant  
Insignificant  

Flower Petal Number
-  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
Yes  
No  

Edible Fruit
Yes  
No  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
No  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Glossy  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
Sometimes  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Butterflies  

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

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
Ground Cover, Landscape Designing  

Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition  
-  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Insignificant  

Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects  
Air purification, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes, soil stabilisation  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients  
-  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Stem  

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 Ornamental plant  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Dried Flower/Everlasting, Groundcover  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
ZEA mays  
ELYMUS glaucus  

Common Name
Maize  
Blue Lyme Grass, Blue Wildrye  

In Hindi
मक्का  
Blue Lyme Grass  

In German
Mais  
Blau Lyme Grass  

In French
Blé  
Bleu Lyme Herbe  

In Spanish
Maíz  
Azul hierba de Lyme  

In Greek
Καλαμπόκι  
Μπλε Lyme Grass  

In Portuguese
Milho  
Azul Lyme grama  

In Polish
Kukurydza  
Niebieska Trawa Lyme  

In Latin
corn  
Blue Lyme Grass  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Streptophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Liliopsida  
Liliopsida  

Order
Poales  
Cyperales  

Family
Poaceae  
Poaceae  

Genus
Zea  
Elymus  

Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots  

Tribe
Andropogoneae  
Triticeae  

Subfamily
Panicoideae  
Pooideae  

Number of Species
6  
2  

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Difference Between Corn and Blue Lyme Grass

If you are confused whether Corn or Blue Lyme Grass are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Corn and Blue Lyme Grass Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Corn are Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Well-rotted manure, whereas for Blue Lyme Grass fertilizers required are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer and fertilize in spring. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Corn and Blue Lyme Grass if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Corn and Blue Lyme Grass

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Corn and Blue Lyme Grass. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Corn and Blue Lyme Grass as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Corn is Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion and Nutrients whereas of Blue Lyme Grass is . Corn has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition and Improve skin condition while Blue Lyme Grass has beauty benefits as follows: Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition and Improve skin condition.

Compare Facts of Corn vs Blue Lyme Grass

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Corn vs Blue Lyme Grass and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Corn are Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting whereas of Blue Lyme Grass have Pollen respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Corn has showy fruits and Blue Lyme Grass has no showy fruits. Also Corn is not flowering and Blue Lyme Grass is not flowering . You can compare Corn and Blue Lyme Grass facts and facts of other plants too.

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