Life Span
Annual and Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Central America, South America
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Fruit Tree
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
220
0
40000
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Habitat
Dry areas, Well Drained, Woodlands
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-117-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Thicket/Colonizing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
457.20 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
243.84 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Red
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Light Green, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Light Green, Gray Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Cuttings, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry, Sandy
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
In Early Autumn, Prune in winter, Remove branches, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
Complete balanced fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Red blotch, Whiteflies
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Plant Tolerance
Wind
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, Birds, Butterflies, pollinators
-
Allergy
Pollen
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
Good for skin
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification, Food for birds, Nesting sites for birds, Windbreak
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antioxidants, Arthritis, Diarrhea, Dysentry, Fertility, Fever, Inflammation, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems, Vitamin C
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Root
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for making hedge
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Malpighia emarginata
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Barbados cherry, West Indian cherry and wild crepe myrtle
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
Acerola Tree
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Acerola Baum
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Acerola Arbre
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Árbol de acerola
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Acerola Δέντρο
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Árvore acerola
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Acerola Drzewo
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Acerola ligno
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
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Magnoliophyta
Class
-
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Malpighia
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Paperveroideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
-10
1
27800
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