1 What is
1.1 Life Span
2.2 Type
2.4 Origin
South-Central United States, Southwestern United States, Texas
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
2.5 Types
Not Available
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
2.5.2 Number of Varieties
3.11 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
3.12 USDA Hardiness Zone
3.13 AHS Heat Zone
3.14 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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
3.15 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
4 Information
4.1 Plant Size
4.1.1 Minimum Height
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.3 Minimum Width
61.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
1.11 Plant Color
1.11.1 Flower Color
White, Orange, Lavender, Plum
Gray, Lavender
1.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
1.11.3 Fruit Color
Brown, Chocolate
Gray Green, Silver
1.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
1.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
1.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
1.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
1.12 Shape
1.12.1 Leaf Shape
1.13 Thorns
2 Season
2.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
2.2 Growing Conditions
2.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
2.2.2 Growth Rate
2.2.3 Type of Soil
2.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
2.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
2.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
2.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
2.3 Tolerances
3 Care
3.1 Where to Plant?
3.2 How to Plant?
3.3 Plant Maintenance
3.4 Watering Plants
3.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do not water excessively
Average Water Needs
3.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
3.4.3 In Spring
3.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
3.5 Soil
3.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Moist, Sandy
Loam, Sand
3.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Loam, Moist, Sandy
Well drained
3.6 Sun Exposure
3.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
3.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
3.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
3.10 Plant Tolerance
4 Facts
4.1 Flowers
4.1.1 Flower Petal Number
4.2 Fruits
4.2.1 Showy Fruit
4.2.2 Edible Fruit
4.3 Fragrance
4.3.1 Fragrant Flower
4.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
4.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
4.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
4.4 Showy Foliage
4.5 Showy Bark
4.6 Foliage Texture
4.7 Foliage Sheen
4.8 Evergreen
4.9 Invasive
4.10 Self-Sowing
4.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
4.12 Allergy
Not Available
conjunctivitis, Pollen
5 Benefits
5.1 Uses
5.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
5.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
5.1.3 Edible Uses
5.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
5.2 Plant Benefits
5.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
No Medicinal Use
5.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
5.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making black dye
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
5.3 Used As Indoor Plant
5.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
5.5 Garden Design
Container, Hanging Basket
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
6 Scientific Name
6.1 Botanical Name
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
ERAGROSTIS curvula
6.2 Common Name
Ram's Horn
Weeping Lovegrass
6.2.1 In Hindi
Proboscidea louisianica
Weeping Lovegrass
6.2.2 In German
Proboscidea louisianica
Weinend lovegrass
6.2.3 In French
PROBOSCIDEA louisianica
Weeping lovegrass
6.2.4 In Spanish
louisianica PROBOSCIDEA
Pasto llorón
6.2.5 In Greek
proboscidea louisianica
κλάμα Lovegrass
6.2.6 In Portuguese
proboscidea louisianica
chorando lovegrass
6.2.7 In Polish
Proboscidea louisianica
Płacząca Lovegrass
6.2.8 In Latin
proboscidea louisianica
Plorans Lovegrass
7 Classification
7.1 Kingdom
7.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
7.3 Class
7.4 Order
Scrophulariales
Cyperales
7.5 Family
7.6 Genus
7.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
7.8 Tribe
Not Available
Eragrostideae
7.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Chloridoideae
7.10 Number of Species