Kochia

Cerbera

About Kochia and Cerbera

Kochia

Cerbera

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Broadleaf Evergreen

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Southeastern Asia, China, Japan, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia, Australia

1.4 Types

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Cerbera laeta, Cerbera floribunda, Cerbera odollam

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

1408

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions

Deciduous forests, Tropical regions

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-11Not Available

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

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

21,22

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Not Available

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

120.00 cmNA

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cmNA

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

White, Ivory

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Lanceolate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Not Available

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Well drained

Not Available

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

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

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, Phosphorous, Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mosquito

Caterpillars, Insects

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

✔ ✘

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

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

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Not Available

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Bees, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Toxic

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover

Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Container, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Shade Trees, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASSIA scoparia

CERBERA

7.2 Common Name

Burningbush, Kochia

Cerbera

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bassia scoparia

Cerbera

7.2.2 In German

Besen-Radmelde

Cerbera

7.2.3 In French

Bassia scoparia

Cerbera

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kochia scoparia

Cerbera

7.2.5 In Greek

Bassia scoparia

Cerbera

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bassia scoparia

Cerbera

7.2.7 In Polish

Mietelnik żakula

Cerbera

7.2.8 In Latin

Bassia scoparia

Cerbera

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Gentianales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Apocynaceae

8.6 Genus

Bassia

Cerbera

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Plumerieae

8.9 Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Rauvolfioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA8

1 27800

Properties of Kochia and Cerbera

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

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Season and Care of Kochia and Cerbera

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

Kochia and Cerbera Physical Information

Kochia and Cerbera physical information is very important for comparison. Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Cerbera height is Not Available and width Not Available. The color specification of Kochia and Cerbera are as follows:

Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green
Cerbera flower color: White and Ivory
Cerbera leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Kochia and Cerbera

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