Kochia

Common Spindle

About Kochia and Common Spindle

Kochia

Common Spindle

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Perennial

Type

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Shrub

Origin

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Europe, Western Asia

Types

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

14015

0 40000

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Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions

Floodplains, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

3-114-7

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

7-1

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

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

Habit

Upright/Erect

Oval or Rounded

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm370.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

90.00 cm900.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Linear

Ovate

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

Bloom Time

Summer

Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

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

In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Well drained

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

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

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

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mosquito

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Birds

Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

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

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Fruits, Seeds

Other Uses

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

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Groundcover

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

BASSIA scoparia

EUONYMUS europaeus

Common Name

Burningbush, Kochia

European spindle

In Hindi

Bassia scoparia

आम धुरी

In German

Besen-Radmelde

gemeinsamen Spindel

In French

Bassia scoparia

axe commun

In Spanish

Kochia scoparia

husillo Común

In Greek

Bassia scoparia

κοινή άξονα

In Portuguese

Bassia scoparia

eixo comum

In Polish

Mietelnik żakula

wspólna wrzeciona

In Latin

Bassia scoparia

commune fusum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Angiosperms

Tracheobionta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Caryophyllales

Celastrales

Family

Chenopodiaceae

Celastraceae

Genus

Bassia

Euonymus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

430

1 27800

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Properties of Kochia and Common Spindle

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

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Season and Care of Kochia and Common Spindle

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

Kochia and Common Spindle Physical Information

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

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

Care of Kochia and Common Spindle

Care of Kochia and Common Spindle 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 Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots. In summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.