Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Tree
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Salix discolor, Salix caprea, Salix chaenomeloides
Number of Varieties
1402
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Deciduous forests, ditches, Roadsides, secondary forest, Swamps
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-115-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-5
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
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Yellow, Silver
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Elliptic
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
Needs less watering
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Full 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
-
-
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
-
Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Borders, Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Anodyne, Opthalmic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Basketary
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Cutflower, Feature Plant, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening / Wind Break
Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
SALIX caprea
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Goat Willow, Great Sallow, Pussy Willow
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
pussy willow
In German
Besen-Radmelde
Pussyweide
In French
Bassia scoparia
pussy willow
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
cola de gato
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
ιτέα έχουσα ιούλους κατά το έαρ
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
salgueiro
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
Pussy Willow
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
pussy salices
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Malpighiales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Bassia
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
-
Number of Species
4400
1
27800
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