Corn (Zea mays)
Family: Poaceae
Corn is one of the world's most important agricultural crops. Native to the Americas, it is now cultivated worldwide. As a wind pollinated plant, corn produces the best yield when many plants are grown together in a field. Home gardeners sometimes experience a poor yield when they grow smaller numbers of corn plants far from a pollen source.
Tags:
annual, economic, sun, vegetable
More photos of this plant >>
 |
 |
  
|
Cultivation: Large annual for USDA hardiness zones 3 to 11. Grows best in full sun with moderate moisture.
Size: Reaches 3' to 10' (90 cm to 3 m) tall with a spread of 1' to 3' (30 cm to 90 cm).
Flowering: Blooms from early summer through late summer.
Fruiting: Bears fruit from mid-summer through early fall.
Propagation: seeds.
Size: Reaches 3' to 10' (90 cm to 3 m) tall with a spread of 1' to 3' (30 cm to 90 cm).
Flowering: Blooms from early summer through late summer.
Fruiting: Bears fruit from mid-summer through early fall.
Propagation: seeds.