Kochia

Tall Fescue

About Kochia and Tall Fescue

Kochia

Tall Fescue

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Perennial

1.2 Type

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Grass

1.3 Origin

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Alta fescue, Kentucky fescue

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

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140

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Rank: 90 (Overall)▶

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411 (About Canna)

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1.5 Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions

meadows, Well Drained, yards

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

3-11

5-8

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 1

8 - 5

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

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1.9 Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

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120.00 cm

Rank: 92 (Overall)▶

5.10 cm

Rank: 100 (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)▶

Not Available

Rank: N/A (Overall)▶

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243.84 (About Acerola)

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2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Not Available

Pale White

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Non Fruiting Plant

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Light Green

Blue Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Not Available

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Blue Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Green, Tan

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Linear

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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8% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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1% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Fall

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

Clay, Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Summer

Not Available

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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60% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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17% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Not Available

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Seedlings, vegetative cuttings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil

Allow to dry out slightly between watering, Never Over-water

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

Clay, Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Loamy, Well drained

Average

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 after flowering, Prune for size control, Remove dead or diseased plant parts

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Mosquito

Brown patch, Gray leaf blight, Pythium blight, Rust, Zoysia patch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Heat Tolerance, Humidity

Full Sun, Heat And Humidity

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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93% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

Insignificant

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Not Available

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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34% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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36% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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30% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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5% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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50% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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15% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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No Grass Plants Garden Plants has it !

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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22% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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17% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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2% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.4 Showy Foliage

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40% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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66% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.5 Showy Bark

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3% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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2% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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3% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.9 Invasive

Sometimes

5.10 Self-Sowing

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71% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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65% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

5.11 Attracts

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Mealybugs, Mites

5.12 Allergy

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Skin rash, Vomiting, Watery eyes

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Ground Cover, Used in parkland

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

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

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

Sometimes

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40% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Provides ground cover

Fixes Nitrogen, Prevent Soil Erosion

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Antispasmodic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Animal Feed, Used as Ornamental plant

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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31% Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !

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10% Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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All Grass Plants Garden Plants have it !

6.5 Garden Design

Groundcover

Groundcover, Lawns and Turf

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

BASSIA scoparia

Festuca arundinacea

7.2 Common Name

Burningbush, Kochia

Tall Fescue

7.2.1 In Hindi

Bassia scoparia

tall fescue

7.2.2 In German

Besen-Radmelde

Rohr-Schwingel

7.2.3 In French

Bassia scoparia

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.4 In Spanish

Kochia scoparia

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.5 In Greek

Bassia scoparia

tall fescue

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Bassia scoparia

Festuca arundinacea

7.2.7 In Polish

Mietelnik żakula

Kostrzewa trzcinowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Bassia scoparia

tall fescue

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Caryophyllales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Chenopodiaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Bassia

Festuca

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Camphorosmoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

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Properties of Kochia and Tall Fescue

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

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Season and Care of Kochia and Tall Fescue

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

Kochia and Tall Fescue Physical Information

Kochia and Tall Fescue physical information is very important for comparison. Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Tall Fescue height is 5.10 cm and width Not Available. The color specification of Kochia and Tall Fescue are as follows:

Kochia flower color: Not Available
Kochia leaf color: Light Green
Tall Fescue flower color: Pale White
Tall Fescue leaf color: Blue Green

Care of Kochia and Tall Fescue

Care of Kochia and Tall Fescue 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 Tall Fescue pruning is done Prune after flowering, Prune for size control and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Tall Fescue needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.