Weeping Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

About Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

Weeping Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Fern

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

North America, Northeastern United States

1.4 Types

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

20NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Boggy areas, By seashore, Coastal Regions, Moist woods, Swamps

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-133-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

8-1

1.8 Sunset Zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 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

90.00 cm30.50 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm45.70 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gray, Lavender

Not Available

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Gray Green, Silver

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Bronze

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

Dark Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Pinnate

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

Drought, Wet Site

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison, Spores

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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

Acidic, Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

Requires high amount of nitrogen

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

No serious insect or disease problems

Red blotch

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

None

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Insects

5.12 Allergy

conjunctivitis, Pollen

Avoid during Pregnancy, coma, Eye irritation, weakness

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Nutrients

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Air freshner, Decoration Purposes, Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

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

Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS curvula

POLYSTICHUM acrostichoides

7.2 Common Name

Weeping Lovegrass

Not Available

7.2.1 In Hindi

Weeping Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

7.2.2 In German

Weinend lovegrass

Christmas Fern

7.2.3 In French

Weeping lovegrass

polystic faux-acrostic

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pasto llorón

Christmas Fern

7.2.5 In Greek

κλάμα Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chorando lovegrass

Christmas Fern

7.2.7 In Polish

Płacząca Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

7.2.8 In Latin

Plorans Lovegrass

Christmas Fern

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Filicinophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Filicopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Filicales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Dryopteridaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Polystichum

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Not Available

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NANA

1 27800

Properties of Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

Wondering what are the properties of Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern? We provide you with everything About Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern. Weeping Lovegrass doesn't have thorns and Christmas Fern doesn't have thorns. Also Weeping Lovegrass does not have fragrant flowers. Weeping Lovegrass has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Pollen and Christmas Fern has allergic reactions like conjunctivitis and Pollen. 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 Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

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

Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern Physical Information

Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Lovegrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Christmas Fern height is 30.50 cm and width 45.70 cm. The color specification of Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern are as follows:

Weeping Lovegrass flower color: Gray and Lavender
Weeping Lovegrass leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Christmas Fern flower color: Not Available
Christmas Fern leaf color: Green

Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Christmas Fern

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