Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
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Number of Varieties
14070
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-113-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-1
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
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm50.80 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Drought
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Birds, Bumblebees
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
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Chewing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
In German
Besen-Radmelde
Large Beardtongue
In French
Bassia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
Large Beardtongue
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
Large Beardtongue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Scrophulariales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Bassia
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
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Number of Species
4250
1
27800
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