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About Cornflower and Kochia

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1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Annual
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Russia/Siberia, China, Korea
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
100140
About Elderberry
0 40000
1.5 Habitat
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
gardens, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
2-113-11
Bamboo
0 99
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
7 - 1
12 - 1
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm120.00 cm
About Cyclamen
0.54 3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
About Evening Primrose
0.1 6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo, Dark Blue
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Sandy Brown
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Sea Green, Gray Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Sea Green, Gray Green
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Sea Green, Gray Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Oblovate
Linear
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loamy
Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy
Loamy, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
Compost
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Bacterial leaf spot, Botrytis Blight, Leafminers, Mealybugs, Mushroom root rot
Aphids, Mosquito
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
Not Available
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Butterflies
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
5.12 Allergy
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Bouquets, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for insects, Indoor Air Purification, Prevent Soil Erosion, Very little waste
Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Root
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Can be made into a herbal tea, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Herb
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CENTAUREA cyanus
BASSIA scoparia
7.2 Common Name
Batchelor's Buttons, Cornflower
Burningbush, Kochia
7.2.1 In Hindi
Hydrangea
Bassia scoparia
7.2.2 In German
Hortensie
Besen-Radmelde
7.2.3 In French
Hortensia
Bassia scoparia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Hortensia
Kochia scoparia
7.2.5 In Greek
υδραγεία
Bassia scoparia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Hortênsia
Bassia scoparia
7.2.7 In Polish
Hortensja
Mietelnik żakula
7.2.8 In Latin
Hibiscus
Bassia scoparia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Anthophyta
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Asterales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Asteraceae
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
Centaurea
Bassia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Cynareae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Carduoideae
Camphorosmoideae
8.10 Number of Species
NANA
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Properties of Cornflower and Kochia

Wondering what are the properties of Cornflower and Kochia? We provide you with everything About Cornflower and Kochia. Cornflower doesn't have thorns and Kochia doesn't have thorns. Also Cornflower does not have fragrant flowers. Cornflower has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting and Kochia has allergic reactions like Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea and Vomiting. 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 Cornflower and Kochia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Cornflower and Kochia

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

Cornflower and Kochia Physical Information

Cornflower and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Cornflower height is 30.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cornflower and Kochia are as follows:

  • Cornflower flower color: Blue, Sky Blue, Indigo and Dark Blue

  • Cornflower leaf color: Sea Green and Gray Green

  • Kochia flower color: Not Available

  • Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cornflower and Kochia

Care of Cornflower and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cornflower pruning is done Prune to control growth, 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 Cornflower needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.