Kochia

Ponytail Palm

About Kochia and Ponytail Palm

Kochia

Ponytail Palm

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Biennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Tree

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Mexico

1.4 Types

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Cat palm, Date palm, Old Man palm

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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140

Rank: 33 (Overall)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions

gardens, Grassland

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-11

12-15

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

12-1

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

H1, H2, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

457.20 cm

Rank: 62 (Overall)▶

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350 (About Privet)

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2.1.2 Minimum Width

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90.00 cm

Rank: 85 (Overall)▶

365.76 cm

Rank: 52 (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

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

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Long hair-like leaves

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

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Slow

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Seedlings

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

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

Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Well drained

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Well drained

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Bright direct sunlight

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

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

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mosquito

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Bugs, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Mites, Spider Mites

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Blurred vision, Diarrhea, Rash, Vomiting

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

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6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover

Air purification, Shadow Tree

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

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6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

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6.2.3 Other Uses

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

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6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Container, Feature Plant, Foundation, Houseplant, Tropical

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASSIA scoparia

BEAUCARNEA recurvata

7.2 Common Name

Burningbush, Kochia

Bottle Palm, Ponytail Palm

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bassia scoparia

Ponytail Palm

7.2.2 In German

Besen-Radmelde

Pferdeschwanz Palm

7.2.3 In French

Bassia scoparia

Ponytail Palm

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kochia scoparia

Cola de caballo de palma

7.2.5 In Greek

Bassia scoparia

αλογοουρά παλάμη

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bassia scoparia

rabo- de palma

7.2.7 In Polish

Mietelnik żakula

kucyk palmowy

7.2.8 In Latin

Bassia scoparia

ponytail palmarum

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Vascular plant

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Asparagales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Bassia

Beaucarnea

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Nolinoideae

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kochia and Ponytail Palm

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

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Season and Care of Kochia and Ponytail Palm

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

Kochia and Ponytail Palm Physical Information

Kochia and Ponytail Palm physical information is very important for comparison. Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Ponytail Palm height is 457.20 cm and width 365.76 cm. The color specification of Kochia and Ponytail Palm are as follows:

Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green
Ponytail Palm flower color: Ivory
Ponytail Palm leaf color: Green

Care of Kochia and Ponytail Palm

Care of Kochia and Ponytail Palm 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 Ponytail Palm pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Ponytail Palm needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.