Bread Wheat

Kochia

About Bread Wheat and Kochia

Bread Wheat

Kochia

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Herbs

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Western Asia

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

Durum, Einkorn, Khorasan, Norin 10, Winter Wheat

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Number of Varieties

6140

0 40000

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Habitat

agricultural areas

gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-83-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10 - 1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.20 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Light Green, Tan, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Light Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Light Green, Tan

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gold, Tan

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Water Deeply

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

In Summer

Lots of watering

Moderate

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Less Watering

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic

Neutral

Soil Type

Fertile, Well drained, Well-aerated

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Bacterial leaf streak and black chaff, Powdery mildew, Rust

Aphids, Mosquito

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Protects from sun damage, Weightloss

For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antibilious, Antihydrotic, Antipruritic, Antipyretic, Antivinous, Sedative, Stomachic

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Seeds, Stem, Straw

Leaves

Other Uses

Biomass for fuel, Used for laundering, Used in paper industry

Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

TRITICUM aestivum

BASSIA scoparia

Common Name

Bread Wheat, Common Wheat

Burningbush, Kochia

In Hindi

गेहूं

Bassia scoparia

In German

Brotweizen

Besen-Radmelde

In French

pain de blé

Bassia scoparia

In Spanish

El pan de trigo

Kochia scoparia

In Greek

ψωμί ολικής αλέσεως

Bassia scoparia

In Portuguese

pão de trigo

Bassia scoparia

In Polish

chleb pszenny

Mietelnik żakula

In Latin

Triticum

Bassia scoparia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Caryophyllales

Family

Poaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Triticum

Bassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Triticeae

Subfamily

Pooideae

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Bread Wheat and Kochia

Wondering what are the properties of Bread Wheat and Kochia? We provide you with everything About Bread Wheat and Kochia. Bread Wheat doesn't have thorns and Kochia doesn't have thorns. Also Bread Wheat does not have fragrant flowers. Bread Wheat has allergic reactions like and Kochia has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Bread Wheat and Kochia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Bread Wheat and Kochia

Season and care of Bread Wheat and Kochia is important to know. While considering everything about Bread Wheat and Kochia Care, growing season is an essential factor. Bread Wheat season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Kochia season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Bread Wheat is Loam and for Kochia is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Bread Wheat is Neutral and for Kochia is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Bread Wheat and Kochia Physical Information

Bread Wheat and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Bread Wheat height is 60.00 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Bread Wheat and Kochia are as follows:

Bread Wheat flower color: Yellow
Bread Wheat leaf color: Green and Light Green
Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Bread Wheat and Kochia

Care of Bread Wheat and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Bread Wheat pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Bread Wheat needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.