Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Grass
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
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Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
4020
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99997-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
-
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
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
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
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, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
-
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
-
-
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
-
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used As Food
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
henbit deadnettle
Weinend lovegrass
In French
henbit deadnettle
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Pasto llorón
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Cyperales
Family
Lamiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lamium
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
-
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
2610
1
27800
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