1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
1.2 Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
1.3 Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
1.4 Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Linear
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Average
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Drought
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
4.4.2 In Summer
Moderate
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Less Watering
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
Well drained
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
4.7 Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
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5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Fine
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Matte
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
5.12 Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
6.1.3 Edible Uses
Sometimes
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves
6.2.3 Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
7.2 Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
7.2.1 In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
7.2.2 In German
Besen-Radmelde
7.2.3 In French
Bassia scoparia
7.2.4 In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
7.2.5 In Greek
Bassia scoparia
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
7.2.7 In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
7.2.8 In Latin
Bassia scoparia
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Angiosperms
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
Chenopodiaceae
8.6 Genus
Bassia
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
8.10 Number of Species