Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Fruit
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Europe, Western Asia
Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
common pear
Number of Varieties
1401
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Humid climates, moist forests
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, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
Habit
Upright/Erect
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm370.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm120.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Dark Red, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Purple, Dark Green, Burgundy
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Grafting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
Medium, Water less during winter, Water more in summer, when new, water every week
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Neutral
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
-
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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Digestive Problems, Itchiness
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Cottage Garden
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
Astringent, Febrifuge, Sedative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits, Wood
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Shelterbelt, Used as a dye, Used as firewood, Used for woodware
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
PYRUS communis 'Seckel'
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Dessert Pear, Pear, Seckel Pear
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
Seckel Pear
In German
Besen-Radmelde
Kultur-Birne
In French
Bassia scoparia
Poirier commun
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
peral europeo, peral común
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
Seckel Pear
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
Seckel Pear
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
Grusza pospolita
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
Seckel Pear
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Tracheobionta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Rosales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Bassia
Pyrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
-
Number of Species
450
1
27800
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