Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Shrubs, Trees
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Australia
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Eucalyptus absita, Eucalyptus acies, Eucalyptus calycogona
Number of Varieties
20700
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-139-10
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
10-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm2.50 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm32.81 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Pink, Red, White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Yellow Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Oval
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Well drained
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Summer, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Use and maintain water-efficient soaker hoses, Water Deeply, Water twice a day in the initial period
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune ocassionally, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Canker, head rot, Mealybugs, Root rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Respiratory problems
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Burns, Cough, Fever, Joint pain, Pulmonary tuberculosis, Upset stomach
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Oil is used in mosquito repellents, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Eucalyptus
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Eucalyptus
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
नीलगिरी
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Eukalyptus
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Eucalyptus
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Eucalipto
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
ευκάλυπτος
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Eucalipto
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Eukaliptus
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Eucalyptus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Myrtales
Family
Poaceae
Myrtaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Eucalyptus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
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Tribe
Eragrostideae
Eucalypteae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Myrtoideae
Number of Species
10700
1
27800
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