Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Tree
Origin
North America, Central America, South America
New Zealand
Types
Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn
Metrosideros excelsa
Number of Varieties
28
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40000
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Habitat
Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas
Coastal Regions, hedge rows, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
-999910-12
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, 16, 17, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm910.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
60.00 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Red, Crimson
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach
Brown, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green, Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Gray
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Gray
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
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
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
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
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Hummingbirds
Allergy
Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Used as Christmas tree, Used for making hedges
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients
Astringent, Dysentry
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Flowers, Wood
Other Uses
Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Application in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical
Botanical Name
ZEA mays
METROSIDEROS excelsa
Common Name
Maize
New Zealand Christmas Tree, Pohutukawa
In Hindi
मक्का
pohutukawa
In German
Mais
pohutukawa
In French
Blé
pohutukawa
In Spanish
Maíz
pohutukawa
In Greek
Καλαμπόκι
pohutukawa
In Portuguese
Milho
pohutukawa
In Polish
Kukurydza
pohutukawa
In Latin
corn
pohutukawa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
-
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Poales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Zea
Metrosideros
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Andropogoneae
-
Subfamily
Panicoideae
-
Number of Species
612
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27800
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