Nothstine Dent corn
Zea mays 'Nothstine Dent'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size7 to 8 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Nothstine Dent' corn (Zea mays 'Nothstine Dent') is a vegetable for the food garden and for accent. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. It is an ornamental and dry field corn that takes 100 days to reach maturity. Bees visit its blooms.
Pairs well with Liberty cucumber, GinFiz tomato, and Dukat dill.