Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Perennial, Shrub
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
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Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Echinocereus reichenbachii albertii, Echinocereus reichenbachii fitchii, Echinocereus reichenbachii albispinus
Number of Varieties
1409
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Desert, Grassland
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-11-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
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Green, Dark Green, Olive
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
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Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
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Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Average
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Bloom Time
Summer
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
Do Not over Water
In Summer
Moderate
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
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Soil Type
Well drained
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
Mealybugs, Scale insects
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Cold climate, Drought, Heat Tolerance
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
-
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
Sometimes
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Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Insects
Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
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Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Deer resistant
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
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Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Flowers, Fruits
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
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Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
Echinocereus reichenbachii
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Hedgehog Cactus, Lace
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
Hedgehog cactus
In German
Besen-Radmelde
Igel Kaktus
In French
Bassia scoparia
hérisson cactus
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
cactus de erizo
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
κάκτος σκαντζόχοιρος
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
hedgehog cactus
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
jeż kaktus
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
cactus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Bassia
Echinocereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
4208
1
27800
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