Cotoneaster

Kochia

About Cotoneaster and Kochia

Cotoneaster

Kochia

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Shrub

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Origin

Europe, Northern Africa, Asia

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

Shrub

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Number of Varieties

3140

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

Roadsides

gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99993-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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

30.00 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

10.50 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

White, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Red, Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Green, Orange

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Pollution, Salt

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground, Pot

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

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

Average

Loamy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial 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

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Aphids, Mosquito

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Facts

Flowers

✔ ✘

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

Sometimes

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Blood tonic

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making hedge

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

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

COTONEASTER

BASSIA scoparia

Common Name

cotoneaster

Burningbush, Kochia

In Hindi

cotoneaster

Bassia scoparia

In German

Zwergmispel

Besen-Radmelde

In French

cotonéaster

Bassia scoparia

In Spanish

Cotoneaster

Kochia scoparia

In Greek

Cotoneaster

Bassia scoparia

In Portuguese

cotoneaster

Bassia scoparia

In Polish

irga

Mietelnik żakula

In Latin

Cornus

Bassia scoparia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Cotoneaster

Bassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Maleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

2004

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Cotoneaster and Kochia

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

Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants » More

Cotoneaster and Broom

Cotoneaster and Scotch Broom

Cotoneaster and Bush Honeysuckle

» More Compare Most Useful Shrub Plants

Season and Care of Cotoneaster and Kochia

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

Cotoneaster and Kochia Physical Information

Cotoneaster and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Cotoneaster height is 30.00 cm and width 10.50 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Cotoneaster and Kochia are as follows:

Cotoneaster flower color: White and Pink
Cotoneaster leaf color: Green
Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Cotoneaster and Kochia

Care of Cotoneaster and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Cotoneaster 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 Cotoneaster needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.