What is
Life Span
Annual
Type
Ornamental Plants, Shrubs
Origin
Eastern Europe, Western Asia
Types
Kochia Indica, Neokochia californica
Number of Varieties
140
Rank: 43 (Overall)
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40000
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Habitat
gardens, Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-11
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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
Habit
Upright/Erect
Information
Plant Size
Minimum Height
120.00 cm
Rank: 92 (Overall)
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm
Rank: 85 (Overall)
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Gray Green, Burgundy, Crimson
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Linear
Thorns
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6% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Season
Plant Season
Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Repeat Bloomer
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68% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Tolerances
Drought
Care
Where to Plant?
Ground
How to Plant?
Stem Cutting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
occasional watering once established, Requires consistently moist soil
In Summer
Moderate
In Spring
Moderate
In Winter
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Soil Type
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Loamy, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove dead branches
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Mosquito
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance, Humidity
Facts
Flowers
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93% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Flower Petal Number
-
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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18% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Edible Fruit
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10% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
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36% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Fruit
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4% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Leaf
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27% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Fragrant Bark/Stem
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26% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Showy Foliage
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44% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Showy Bark
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No - Annual Plants Garden Plants has it !
Foliage Texture
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Evergreen
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2% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Invasive
Sometimes
Self-Sowing
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87% - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Attracts
Butterflies, Leaf Hoppers
Allergy
Eye irritation, Respiratory problems
Benefits
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Making cosmetics, Removes dandruff, Skin cleanser
Edible Uses
Sometimes
Environmental Uses
Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Diabetes, Hypotensive, Obesity
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Other Uses
Cattle Fodder, Sauces, Traditional medicine, Used for fragrance, Wood log is used in making fences
Used As Indoor Plant
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33% - Annual Plants Garden Plants
Used As Outdoor Plant
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All - Annual Plants Garden Plants have it !
Garden Design
Groundcover
Scientific Name
Botanical Name
BASSIA scoparia
Common Name
Burningbush, Kochia
In Hindi
Bassia scoparia
In German
Besen-Radmelde
In French
Bassia scoparia
In Spanish
Kochia scoparia
In Greek
Bassia scoparia
In Portuguese
Bassia scoparia
In Polish
Mietelnik żakula
In Latin
Bassia scoparia
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Chenopodiaceae
Genus
Bassia
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
Subfamily
Camphorosmoideae
Number of Species
4
1
27800
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