Sweet Corn (Zea mays)

Family: Poaceae or Gramineae | Edibility: Choice Edible (5/5)

Zea mays is a ANNUAL growing to 2 m (6ft 7in) at a fast rate. See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 3 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to October, and the seeds ripen from September to October. The species is monoecious (individual flowers are either male or female, but both sexes can be found on the same plant) and is pollinated by Wind.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Shoots, Pollen

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet corns) that have very sweet seeds and are delicious. — Seed - raw or cooked.; Corn is one of the most commonly grown foods in the world.; The seed can be eaten raw or cooked before it is fully ripe and there are varieties especially developed for this purpose (the sweet corns) that have very sweet seeds and are delicious.; The mature seed can be dried and used whole or ground into a flour.

Habitat & North American Range

Not known in the wild. (Zone 2)