Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Grass
Origin
United States, Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, South-Central United States, Texas, Mexico, Caribbean
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Ornamental Grass
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
2020
0
40000
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Habitat
marshes, Riverbanks, Sandy areas, Tropical rainforest
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
5-107-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 5
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 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
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
150.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Yellow, Orange Red
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Light brown, Light Green
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Olive
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Dark Green, Dark Red, Bronze
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long Linear
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial 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
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Wet Site, Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Water daily during 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, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Borers, Red blotch
-
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
Coarse
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Skin irritation
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Landscape Designing
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover, Mixed Border, Water Gardens, Wildflower
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
TRIPSACUM dactyloides
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Eastern Gamagrass
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
पूर्वी Gamagrass
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Eastern Gamagrass
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Gamagrass Orient
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Maicillo del Este
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Ανατολική Gamagrass
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Gamagrass Oriental
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Eastern Gamagrass
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Orientalium Gamagrass
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Streptophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Poales
Cyperales
Family
Poaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Tripsacum
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Andropogoneae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Panicoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
110
1
27800
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