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Article: Decorative grains for indoor autumn color. (corn and wheat)
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- Sunset
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- April 1, 1995
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Plant ornamental corn and wheat now for long-lasting color in your home this fall
Many gardeners plant and harvest everlasting flowers for colorful arrangements in fall. But just as decorative, though usually more subtle, are the ornamental grains - corn and wheat.
Standard Indian corns have long been popular in autumn arrangements, but miniature varieties are more of a novelty. Less well known are the broom corns, with their decorative seed heads, and pod corns, with papery husks covering each kernel.
Ornamental wheat is often used as a filler in everlasting flower arrangements. But when several sheaves are bunched together, wheat makes a dramatic ...