Red Hot Poker

Weeping Lovegrass

About Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

Weeping Lovegrass

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Perennial

Grass

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

1.4 Types

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA20

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Damp shores, Marshy ground

Cultivated Beds

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

6-97-13

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

10-5

12 - 10

1.8 Sunset Zone

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

111.80 cm90.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

71.10 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Orange, Orange Red

Gray, Lavender

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Not Available

Gray Green, Silver

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Gray Green

Light Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Gray Green

Dark Green, Bronze

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Long linear and narrow

Grass like

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer

Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Medium

Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Summer, Early Fall

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground, Pot

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

occasional watering once established, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Cut back old stems to the ground

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Requires high amount of nitrogen

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

No serious insect or disease problems

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

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

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

Fine

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

no allergic reactions

conjunctivitis, Pollen

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

Erosion control

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

No Medicinal Use

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Whole plant

Leaves, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as Ornamental plant

Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Cutflower, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

ERAGROSTIS curvula

7.2 Common Name

Red Hot Poker

Weeping Lovegrass

7.2.1 In Hindi

Red Hot Poker

Weeping Lovegrass

7.2.2 In German

Red Hot Poker

Weinend lovegrass

7.2.3 In French

Red Hot Poker

Weeping lovegrass

7.2.4 In Spanish

Red Hot Poker

Pasto llorón

7.2.5 In Greek

Red Hot Poker

κλάμα Lovegrass

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Red Hot Pôquer

chorando lovegrass

7.2.7 In Polish

Red Hot Poker

Płacząca Lovegrass

7.2.8 In Latin

Hot Rubrum Poker

Plorans Lovegrass

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Liliales

Cyperales

8.5 Family

Liliaceae

Poaceae

8.6 Genus

Kniphofia

Eragrostis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Monocots

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Eragrostideae

8.9 Subfamily

Asphodeloideae

Chloridoideae

8.10 Number of Species

72NA

1 27800

Properties of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass

Wondering what are the properties of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass? We provide you with everything About Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass. Red Hot Poker doesn't have thorns and Weeping Lovegrass doesn't have thorns. Also Red Hot Poker does not have fragrant flowers. Red Hot Poker has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions and Weeping Lovegrass has allergic reactions like no allergic reactions. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass

Season and care of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass is important to know. While considering everything about Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass Care, growing season is an essential factor. Red Hot Poker season is Summer and Weeping Lovegrass season is Summer. The type of soil for Red Hot Poker is Loam, Sand and for Weeping Lovegrass is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Red Hot Poker is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Weeping Lovegrass is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass Physical Information

Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass physical information is very important for comparison. Red Hot Poker height is 111.80 cm and width 71.10 cm whereas Weeping Lovegrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass are as follows:

Red Hot Poker flower color: Orange and Orange Red
Red Hot Poker leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Weeping Lovegrass flower color: Gray and Lavender
Weeping Lovegrass leaf color: Green and Dark Green

Care of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass

Care of Red Hot Poker and Weeping Lovegrass include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Red Hot Poker pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Weeping Lovegrass pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground. In summer Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Weeping Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.