Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Fruit
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
-
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Flavorosa, Amigo, Eagle Egg
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
25140
0
40000
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Habitat
Wet lands
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
6-93-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-1
12 - 1
Sunset Zone
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
460.00 cm120.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
370.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Orange Red, Red, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Several shades of Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
-
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Winter
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Spring
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Transplanting
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season, Water Deeply
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Lots of watering
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply 10-10-10 amount
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
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
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Butterflies
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Itchiness, Rash, Swelling
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
Insignificant
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Immunity
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves
Other Uses
Jam, Jelly, Used As Food, Used in salads
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit / Fruit Tree
Groundcover
Botanical Name
PRUNUS 'Spring Satin'
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Plumcot, Spring Satin Plumcot
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
Plumcot
Bassia scoparia
In German
Plumcot
Besen-Radmelde
In French
plumcot
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
plumcot
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Plumcot
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
plumcot
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Plumcot
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Plumcot
Bassia scoparia
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Vascular plant
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Ericales
Caryophyllales
Family
Rosaceae
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Prunus
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
254
1
27800
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