Corn is "light hungry"... won't do much in shade, even part shade.
The other gotcha is that corn not planted in pretty good sized blocks has to
be hand-pollinated to get the kernals to fill. Not tricky, just tedious.
And the yield per plant is low.

Unless you've *got* to have some particular corn, or you want it for some
sort of demo project, you're probably best off getting it at the local
farmer's market or roadside stand. Otherwise, take the hill, and make
sure it gets an inch of water a week, especially when the tassels are
forming.

Kay