Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Tree
Grass
Origin
Eastern Asia, China
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Candleberry tree
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
520
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40000
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Habitat
Saline Soils, Upland, Upland soils
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
10-8
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
60.00 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
600.00 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
White, Ivory
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Yellow, Red, Orange
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Grass like
Thorns
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Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Cold climate, Drought, Pollution, Salt
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Medium, Requires watering in the growing season
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Average
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove deadheads
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
fertilize in growing season, Less fertilizing, Nitrogen
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Insects, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance
Cold climate, Drought, Salt
Drought
Flowers
Insignificant
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
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✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
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✘
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Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Nausea, Toxic, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
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-
Edible Uses
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Environmental Uses
Absorbs greenhouse gases, Absorbs huge amounts of CO2, Air purification, Amazing growth rate, Erosion control, Food for insects, Forms dense stands, Nesting sites for birds, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Soil protection, soil stabilisation, Used to establish native woodland, Very little waste, Wildlife, Windbreak
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Boils
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Part of Plant Used
Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
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Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
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Garden Design
Feature Plant, Shade Trees, Street Trees
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
TRIADICA sebifera
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Chinese Tallow
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
चीनी तेल
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
chinesisch Talg
Weinend lovegrass
In French
chinesisch Talg
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
suif chinois
Pasto llorón
In Greek
κινέζικο ζωικό λίπος
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
sebo chinesa
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
chiński łój
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Chinese adipe
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Embryophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malpighiales
Cyperales
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Triadica
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Hippomaneae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Euphorbioideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
10010
1
27800
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