Weeping Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

About Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker

Weeping Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

1.2 Type

Grass

Perennial

1.3 Origin

Eastern Africa, Southern Africa

Hybrid origin

1.4 Types

Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula

'Bees' Sunset, Buttercup, Nobilis

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

20NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Cultivated Beds

Damp shores, Marshy ground

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

7-136-9

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12 - 10

10-5

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

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 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 cm111.80 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm71.10 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Gray, Lavender

Orange, Orange Red

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, Gray Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Light Green

Gray Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Dark Green, Bronze

Gray Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Grass like

Long linear and narrow

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall, Winter

Summer

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

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

Late Summer, Early Fall

Early Summer, Summer

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground, Pot

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs

occasional watering once established, 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

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

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

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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

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Fine

Coarse

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

Not Available

Butterflies

5.12 Allergy

conjunctivitis, Pollen

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Borders, Showy Purposes

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

Improve skin condition, Skin cleanser, Treatment of Dark Spots

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

Not Available

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Leaves, Seeds

Whole plant

6.2.3 Other Uses

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

Used as Ornamental plant

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

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

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ERAGROSTIS curvula

KNIPHOFIA 'Alcazar'

7.2 Common Name

Weeping Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.1 In Hindi

Weeping Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.2 In German

Weinend lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.3 In French

Weeping lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.4 In Spanish

Pasto llorón

Red Hot Poker

7.2.5 In Greek

κλάμα Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.6 In Portuguese

chorando lovegrass

Red Hot Pôquer

7.2.7 In Polish

Płacząca Lovegrass

Red Hot Poker

7.2.8 In Latin

Plorans Lovegrass

Hot Rubrum Poker

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Liliopsida

8.4 Order

Cyperales

Liliales

8.5 Family

Poaceae

Liliaceae

8.6 Genus

Eragrostis

Kniphofia

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Monocots

8.8 Tribe

Eragrostideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Chloridoideae

Asphodeloideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA72

1 27800

Properties of Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker

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

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Season and Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker

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

Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker Physical Information

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

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

Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker

Care of Weeping Lovegrass and Red Hot Poker include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Weeping Lovegrass pruning is done Cut back old stems to the ground and Red Hot Poker 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 Red Hot Poker needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.