1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Grass
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
South-Eastern Asia, Asia
1.4 Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Korean Lawngrass , Meyer Zoysiagrass , Manilagrass
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Lower slopes, Sandy stream banks
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
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
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 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
120.00 cm2.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
Green, Light Green
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Light Green, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Green, Yellow green, Gold
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Sod, Sprigging or Stolonizing
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
weekly regular
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
Army-worms, sod webworms
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Drought
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
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Crickets
5.12 Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Not Defined
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Farmland, Ground Cover, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Provides ground cover, soil erosion prevension on hill slopes
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Unknown
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used as a golf course turf
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
Container, Edging, Groundcover, Lawns and Turf, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Tropical
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
ZOYSIA tenuifolia
7.2 Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Korean Velvet Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
कोरियाई मखमल घास
7.2.2 In German
Besen-Radmelde
Korean Samt Gras
7.2.3 In French
Bassia scoparia
herbe de velours coréenne
7.2.4 In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
7.2.5 In Greek
Bassia scoparia
hierba de terciopelo de Corea
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
grama de veludo coreano
7.2.7 In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
Not Available
7.2.8 In Latin
Bassia scoparia
Carl herba
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Monocotyledonae
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Commelinids
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Cynodonteae
8.9 Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
Chloridoideae
8.10 Number of Species