Peach

Kochia

About Peach and Kochia

Peach

Kochia

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Fruit

Ornamental Plants, Shrubs

Origin

China

Eastern Europe, Western Asia

Types

Yellow peach, White peach, Clingstone

Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica

Number of Varieties

2000140

0 40000

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Habitat

Warmer regions

gardens, Temperate Regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

5-93-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9-1

12 - 1

Sunset Zone

H1, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

1,005.84 cm120.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

15.24 cm90.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Red, Green, Light Green, Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Pink

Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long, simple, curved and folded

Linear

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well drained

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Spring

Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Budding, Grafting, Seedlings

Stem Cutting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Requires regular watering

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

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Loamy, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Bright direct sunlight

Pruning

Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove tight V-branching crotches

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

Fertilizers

Apply 10-10-10 amount

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

Medium

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Bees, Hummingbirds, Insects

Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers

Allergy

Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy, Urticaria

Eye irritation, Respiratory problems

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification

Beautification, Landscape Designing

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin, Making cosmetics

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

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Provides ground cover

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Aphrodisiac, Blood stasis and neurodegenerative diseases, Cancer, cholesterol-lowering, Combats Stress, Culinary Usage, Diuretic, Hair Loss, Hypokalemia, Obesity, Skin Disorders, Stomach pain, Weight loss

Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity

Part of Plant Used

Bark, Flowers, Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

Other Uses

For making oil, Gum, Used as a dye, Used as Ornamental plant

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, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier

Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

PRUNUS persica

BASSIA scoparia

Common Name

Peach

Burningbush, Kochia

In Hindi

आड़ू

Bassia scoparia

In German

Pfirsich

Besen-Radmelde

In French

pêche

Bassia scoparia

In Spanish

melocotón

Kochia scoparia

In Greek

ροδάκινο

Bassia scoparia

In Portuguese

pêssego

Bassia scoparia

In Polish

brzoskwinia

Mietelnik żakula

In Latin

persici

Bassia scoparia

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Caryophyllales

Family

Rosaceae

Chenopodiaceae

Genus

Prunus

Bassia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Eudicots

Tribe

Amygdaleae

Subfamily

Amygdaloideae

Camphorosmoideae

Number of Species

704

1 27800

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Properties of Peach and Kochia

Wondering what are the properties of Peach and Kochia? We provide you with everything About Peach and Kochia. Peach doesn't have thorns and Kochia doesn't have thorns. Also Peach does not have fragrant flowers. Peach has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria and Kochia has allergic reactions like Anaphylaxis, Asthma, Bronchial-constrictions, Food Allergy and Urticaria. 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 Peach and Kochia and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Peach and Kochia

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

Peach and Kochia Physical Information

Peach and Kochia physical information is very important for comparison. Peach height is 1,005.84 cm and width 15.24 cm whereas Kochia height is 120.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Peach and Kochia are as follows:

Peach flower color: RedGreenLight Green and Yellow
Peach leaf color: Pink
Kochia flower color:
Kochia leaf color: Light Green

Care of Peach and Kochia

Care of Peach and Kochia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Peach pruning is done Remove all suckers, Remove all watersprouts, Remove crossing or rubbing branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves and Remove tight V-branching crotches and Kochia pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove dead branches. In summer Peach needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Kochia needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering.