Zea mays | Corn, Cornsilk, Maize, Yu Mi Shu | Grass
Zea mays belongs to the plant family POACEĈ and Genus Zea This Grass will grow well in a wide variety of loam or soils pertaining to most average garden situations , a pH which can apply to most normal garden soil conditions, . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Various
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Zea mays does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Zea mays so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Zea mays corn,cornsilk,maize,yu mi shu is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
%s is edible. Maize (sometimes called cornsilk and corn) has numerous traditional medicinal uses. Some of its many uses are: as a urinary demulcent, as a diuretic, as a cholagogue and as a hypotensive. More uses are listed in the medicinal properties section. Zea mays is called yu mi shu in Chinese. The stamens and the meal are used in herbal preparations. This is a light producer of pollen but should cause problems to only the most sensitive hay fever sufferers. This plant doesn't really have a "season" for hay fever pollen; it tends to produce wind borne pollen almost year-round.
Zea mays is distributed as follows … cultivated crop
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