Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrubs, Trees
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Australia
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
700140
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40000
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Habitat
River side
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-103-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 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
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
2.50 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
32.81 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Red, White
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Flower Color Modifier
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Bicolor
Fruit Color
Yellow Brown
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Gray Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Linear
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Planting
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
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Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
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For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
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✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves
Other Uses
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
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Groundcover
Botanical Name
Eucalyptus
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Eucalyptus
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
नीलगिरी
Bassia scoparia
In German
Eukalyptus
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Eucalyptus
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Eucalipto
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
ευκάλυπτος
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Eucalipto
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Eukaliptus
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Eucalyptus
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Myrtales
Caryophyllales
Family
Myrtaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Eucalyptus
Bassia
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
Eucalypteae
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Subfamily
Myrtoideae
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
7004
1
27800
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