Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
Number of Varieties
27
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-5
12 - 9
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, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm2.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm30.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Green, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Green, Yellow green, Gold
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Gold, Tan
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Very Slow
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
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
weekly regular
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
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Army-worms, sod webworms
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Crickets
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Whole plant
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 golf course turf
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
Botanical Name
ZEA mays
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
Common Name
Maize
Korean Velvet Grass
In Hindi
मक्का
कोरियाई मखमल घास
In German
Mais
Korean Samt Gras
In French
Blé
herbe de velours coréenne
In Spanish
Maíz
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
In Portuguese
Milho
grama de veludo coreano
In Polish
Kukurydza
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In Latin
corn
Carl herba
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
Monocotyledonae
Order
Poales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Zea
Zoysia Willd
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Commelinids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Cynodonteae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
63
1
27800
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