1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Flowering Plants
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
North America, Central America, South America, Middle Africa, Asia, Central Asia
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Not Available
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
gardens, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm120.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
20.30 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Lavender, Ivory
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Reduce watering during fall, Requires regular watering, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Prune ocassionally
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Not Available
Aphids, Mosquito
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
5.12 Allergy
Not Available
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available
Beautification, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
CELOSIA argentea
BASSIA scoparia
7.2 Common Name
Celosia
Burningbush, Kochia
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Amaranthaceae
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Camphorosmoideae
8.10 Number of Species