Color Maize seed
LATIN NAME: Zea mays
COMMON NAME: Ornamental Maize
The ornamental maize is the rainbow ear of the autumn field, and the tasselled tops rise above the broad, arching leaves. The tall, sturdy, annual grass carries the broad, arching, green leaves and the terminal tassels of the male flowers with the silken ears of the female flowers, to be followed by the long ears of the hard, glossy kernels in the fine colours of the cream, the red, the blue, the gold and the near-black, one of the fine, bold sights of the autumn field. The ears are a fine, festive presence of the harvest table, and the plant is a plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, rich ground.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The ornamental maize is a bright subject of the plant science, and the rainbow ears keep showing up in the work on the maize genetics. The way the kernel colours come from the fine pigment genes of the maize has been studied steadily, and it keeps appearing in the studies of the maize genetics, the seed-colour breeding and the members of the grass family. The broad, arching leaves and the tall habit have also made it a fine study plant, and the ornamental maize is a regular subject of the work on the rainbow ears of the warm world.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
The ornamental maize is a fine, bold plant of the autumn field and the harvest garden. The long ears of the hard, glossy kernels in the fine colours of the cream, the red, the blue, the gold and the near-black dry on the stalk through the autumn, one of the fine, bold sights of the field, and the dried ears hang on the harvest doors and the winter wreaths of the table. The plant is one of the fine choices for the harvest garden, the ornamental field and the autumn border, and it has been written about in the horticultural and the agricultural papers for the rainbow ears and the fine colours. It is a fine, bold plant of the open, sunny, deep, moist, rich garden.
Plant in the blocks for the wind, and the fine ears will dry well on the stalks.
To grow the ornamental maize from seed, sow the large, round seeds a centimetre down in pots of coarse seed compost, keep the pots in a warm, bright spot and water gently, then set the young plants out after the last frosts. The seedlings push through within a couple of weeks and grow on fast. With the sun, the warmth and the deep, moist, rich ground, the rainbow ears will dry on the stalks through the autumn.
Color Maize/Zea mays/Corn
