Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Vegetable
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Red, Yellow and Baby Plum
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
3020
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
11-157-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
12 - 10
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
3,050.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lanceolate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Dispose of diseased portions, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
organic fertlizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
fungus
-
Plant Tolerance
Heat Tolerance
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
Diarrhea, gastro-intestinal problems, Headache, Itchiness, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
As decorated salad
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Acne, Glowing Skin, Maintains teeth healthy
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Metabolism
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Cosmetics, Culinary use, For making oil, Repellent
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Houseplant
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LYCOPERSICON esculentum 'Tiny Tim'
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Cherry Tomato
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
चेरी टमाटर
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Kirschtomate
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Tomate cerise
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Tomate cherry
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Ντοματάκι
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Tomate cereja
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Pomidor wiśniowy
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Cherry LycopersiciSusceptibility
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Solanales
Cyperales
Family
Solanaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Solanum
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Solaneae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Solanoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
10010
1
27800
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