Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, South Africa, Asia
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Scilla Siberica, Scilla Bifolia, Scilla Peruviana
Number of Varieties
2025
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds, Woodland Garden
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-132-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
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Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
21,22
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm15.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Blue, Purple, Pink, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
-
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lance shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
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Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Drainage
Well drained
-
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
From bulbs
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
-
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
-
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
-
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
-
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
5-10-10 fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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Crown rot
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
✔
✘
✔
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Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
convulsions, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
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Removes dandruff
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Antiasthamatic, Bronchitis, Lung Problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used as a rodenticide, Used to make hair tonic
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
SCILLA
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Squill
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Squill
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Squill
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Squille
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Escila
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
σκιλοκρόμμυδο
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Cila
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Cebulica
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Scilla
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Lilopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Scilla
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Hyacintheae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
1081
1
27800
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