Corn on the cob is a perennial family favourite and really fresh corn has a unique sweet flavour. Corn is a fast growing hungry plant up to 2m high but will usually provide small fruit even if conditions are not ideal. In temperate zones plant in Spring for a late summer harvest.
Type
Exotic
Maintenance
High
Lifecycle
Annual
Container
Zero
Size
Small shrubs 0.5 - 3 metres
Root size
Less than 2.5m (safe)
Foliage
Evergreen
Zones
Moist tropical,
Semi-arid with summer rain,
Moist temperate with hot summers,
Arid interior,
Semi-arid with winter rain,
Moist temperate with warm summers,
Winter rains with dry summers