United States Edition

Corn 'Ornamental'

Zea mays

Ornamental is a popular variety of Corn, which belongs to the Zea genus (Zea mays 'Ornamental'). Ornamental grows as an Annual and is a Grass. Being an Annual, it tends to grow best over the course of a single year. Ornamental is known for its Grass habit and growing to a height of approximately 2.00 metres (6.50 feet).

Ornamental Corn needs a moderate amount of maintenance, so some level of previous experience comes in handy when growing this plant. Ensure that you are aware of the soil, sun, ph and water requirements for this plant and keep an eye out for pests.

This plant info is provided by the myfolia gardener's wiki. All details about Corn 'Ornamental' have been kindly provided by our members.

How to grow Corn 'Ornamental'

  • Full Sun

    +
  • High

Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Ornamental is thought of as tender, so it is really important to ensure that the outside temperature is well above freezing before planting or moving outdoors. Use USDA Hardiness Zone 3 - 9 as your guideline for the appropriate climate for this plant. Ensure your soil has a ph of between 6.5 and 7.5 as Ornamental is a weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Growing Ornamental from seed

Look to ensure a distance 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between seeds when sowing - bury at a depth of at least 1.95 inches (5.0 cm) deep. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 18°C / 64°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Ornamental about 10 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Ornamental

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Ornamental is a tender plant.

Harvesting Ornamental

Corn 'Ornamental' information

How long does Ornamental take to grow?

These estimates for how long Corn 'Ornamental' takes to sprout, grow and harvest are from real observations from real gardeners, right around the world. Start logging and journaling your observations to participate!

When should I sow Ornamental?

Folia's when to plant Corn 'Ornamental' estimates are relative to your last frost date. Enter your frost dates and we'll calculate your sowing and planting dates for you!

Buzz

Canadian Gardening magazine logo

After browsing MyFolia.com, you could be tossing out your paper-based gardening journal...MyFolia.com is the facebook for gardeners.

More buzz about us...

Listen in on the Grapevine

Folia Badges and Widgets

Folia Blog Widgets

Want some super cool badges to stick on your blog? What about a funky widget that shows everyone what you are growing? Sounds like you need to get over to our Goodies page pronto!

Tour | About | Help & Support | Contact | Terms | Privacy | Community Guidelines | Goodies

Homegrown by Nic & Nath All photos and content © their respective owners.

Free Gardening database | Free garden organizer | Vegetable garden software | Mobile gardening app

Popular Plants: Tomato | Sweet pepper | Chili pepper | Basil | Bean | Carrot | Rose | Lettuce | Cucumber | Onion | Daylily | Strawberry | Spinach | Potato | Radish