Weeping Lovegrass

Purple Wave Petunia

About Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia

Weeping Lovegrass

Purple Wave Petunia

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Grass

Flowering Plants, Shrubs

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

2019

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Terrestrial

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-139-10

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

12 - 3

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

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

1.9 Habit

Clump-Forming

Prostrate/Trailing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

90.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gray, Lavender

White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Lavender

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

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Bronze

Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Ovate

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Spring, Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Late Summer, Early Fall

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loamy, Sandy

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Cut back old stems to the ground

Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads

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

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

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

Fine

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Hummingbirds, Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

conjunctivitis, Pollen

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Erosion control

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

No Medicinal Use

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Flowers

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Showy Purposes

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

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

Hanging Basket

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS curvula

PETUNIA 'PAS3187'

7.2 Common Name

Weeping Lovegrass

Purple Wave Petunia, Spreading Petunia, Wave Purple Petunia

7.2.1 In Hindi

Weeping Lovegrass

Purple wave petunia

7.2.2 In German

Weinend lovegrass

Lila Welle Petunie

7.2.3 In French

Weeping lovegrass

Pétunia pourpre Vague

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pasto llorón

Petunia púrpura Wave

7.2.5 In Greek

κλάμα Lovegrass

Purple Wave πετούνια

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chorando lovegrass

Onda roxa do petúnia

7.2.7 In Polish

Płacząca Lovegrass

Purpurowy fali petunii

7.2.8 In Latin

Plorans Lovegrass

Purpura unda Petunia

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Solanales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Solanaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Petunia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Petunioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA19

1 27800

Properties of Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia

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

Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia Physical Information

Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia physical information is very important for comparison. Weeping Lovegrass height is 90.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Purple Wave Petunia height is 10.20 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia are as follows:

Weeping Lovegrass flower color: Gray and Lavender
Weeping Lovegrass leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Purple Wave Petunia flower color: White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Light Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta and Lavender
Purple Wave Petunia leaf color: Green

Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia

Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Purple Wave Petunia include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Lovegrass pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground and Purple Wave Petunia pruning is done Cut or pinch the stems, Do not prune during shooting season, Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Remove deadheads. In summer Weeping Lovegrass needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Purple Wave Petunia needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.