Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Fruits, Trees
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Tropical Indomalaya
Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Feronia limonia, Limonia acidissima
Number of Varieties
1401
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
Dry areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-11-9999
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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
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Habit
Upright/Erect
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Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm800.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm900.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
-
Greyish Brown, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Fall
Autumn
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Rich
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Summer
Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Budding, Layering, root cutting, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
Do not water excessively
In Summer
Moderate
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Rich
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
Prune after harvesting, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
for fruiting plants, use high phosphorous content fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
-
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
-
Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Gastric
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
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Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Good Cleanser
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
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Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Blood cleanser, Diabetes, Ear ache, Energy, Kidney problems, Liver Protection, Malaria, Respiratory Disorders, Snakebite
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Edible, Fruit Tree
Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
Limonia acidissima
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
Wood apple, monkey fruit, curd fruit
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
कबिट
In German
Besen-Radmelde
Indischer Holzapfel
In French
Bassia scoparia
Kawista
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
Kawista
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
γλυκό ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
Limonia
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
Feronia słoniowa
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
dulcis ad cinerem
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Sapindales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Bassia
Limonia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Citreae
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
Aurantioideae
Number of Species
41
1
27800
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