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Sweetcorn

Zea mays

  • Feeds pollinators
  • Edible
Sweetcorn (Zea mays)

Photo: Sabina Bajracharya · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

green, gold

What actually matters with this one

Plant in a block, never a row — it is wind pollinated and a single line gives half-empty cobs.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Never let it dry out
Hardiness
Zones 3-11
Height
1.5-2.5 m
Flowers
Jul-Aug
Difficulty
moderate

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.