Common Spindle

Kochia

About Common Spindle and Kochia

Common Spindle

Kochia

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Annual

Type

Shrub

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Number of Varieties

15140

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-73-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Linear

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

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

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

Asthma

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

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

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

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

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

BASSIA scoparia

Common Name

European spindle

Burningbush, Kochia

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Bassia scoparia

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Besen-Radmelde

In French

axe commun

Bassia scoparia

In Spanish

husillo Común

Kochia scoparia

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Bassia scoparia

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Bassia scoparia

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Mietelnik żakula

In Latin

commune fusum

Bassia scoparia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Celastrales

Caryophyllales

Family

Celastraceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Bassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

304

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Kochia

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Kochia? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Kochia. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Kochia doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Kochia has allergic reactions like Asthma. 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 Common Spindle and Kochia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Kochia

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

Common Spindle and Kochia Physical Information

Common Spindle and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Kochia are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Common Spindle and Kochia

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