Colored corn seeds for decoration

Common name: Colored corn Scientific name: Zea mays Among its names: Ornamental corn The plant consists of roots, stem, leaves, and ears, and there are special leaves called husks that contain the cob inside and silk-like threads at the top of the husks, and its fruits are of various colors. • Colored corn flower: Its flowers are separate male and female, with male flowers carried in inflorescences at the top of the plant, while female flowers appear at the leaf axils. • Seeds and fruit of colored corn: Its seeds are smooth, round, and colored, forming in groups on the cob, and are colored in different shades including yellow, pink, purple, orange, and blue. • Growing season for colored corn: It is planted during moderate weather times, and can also be cultivated year-round in temperate regions, agricultural reserves, enclosed or plastic places where temperature can be controlled, sunlight reaches the plant, or where adequate lighting is available. • Suitable climate and soil for growing colored corn: The optimal germination temperature ranges between 32-35°C, and seeds can germinate after 5-10 days under suitable conditions. It does not tolerate cold and frost, and should be watered regularly. • Method of planting colored corn: It propagates through seeds planted at a depth of 1 cm in the soil, and should be fertilized with organic fertilizer at least once. • Its benefits and uses: Grown for decoration, and its fruits are not edible and have no nutritional value. • Original habitat of colored corn: Southern Mexico and Guatemala.