Mountain Morado Corn
Zea mays 'Mountain Morado Corn'
USDA zones8 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 feet tall1 to 3 feet wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
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'Mountain Morado Corn' (Zea mays 'Mountain Morado Corn') is a vegetable for the food garden, borders, and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows about 48 inches tall and spreads 12 to 36 inches. Butterflies and bees visit it in summer.