1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Broadleaf Evergreen
Grass
1.3 Origin
Eastern Asia
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Mountain Fire , Variegata , Purity , Red Mill
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.7 Habitat
Lowland evergreen rainforest, Shaded sites
Cultivated Beds
1.8 USDA Hardiness Zone
2.2 AHS Heat Zone
2.3 Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
2.4 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
3 Information
3.1 Plant Size
3.1.1 Minimum Height
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
1.4.3 Minimum Width
30.00 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
7.14 Plant Color
7.14.1 Flower Color
White, Red, Light Pink, Hot Pink
Gray, Lavender
7.14.2 Flower Color Modifier
7.14.3 Fruit Color
7.14.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Red, Green, Dark Green, Pink, Bronze
Green, Dark Green
7.14.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
7.14.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Dark Green, Bronze
7.14.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Dark Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
7.15 Shape
7.15.1 Leaf Shape
Lanceolate to elliptical
Grass like
7.16 Thorns
8 Season
8.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
8.2 Growing Conditions
8.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
8.2.2 Growth Rate
8.2.3 Type of Soil
8.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
8.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
8.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Spring, Late Winter
Late Summer, Early Fall
8.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
8.3 Tolerances
Deer resistant, Light Frost
Drought
9 Care
9.1 Where to Plant?
9.2 How to Plant?
stem tip cuttings
Seedlings
9.3 Plant Maintenance
9.4 Watering Plants
9.4.1 Watering Requirements
Keep the Soil well drained, Requires consistently moist soil
Average Water Needs
9.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
9.4.3 In Spring
9.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
9.5 Soil
9.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
9.5.2 Soil Type
9.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
9.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun
9.7 Pruning
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
9.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring, fertilize in winter
Requires high amount of nitrogen
9.9 Pests and Diseases
dieback, Leaf spot, Mites, Soft scales
No serious insect or disease problems
9.10 Plant Tolerance
Deer resistant, Light Frost
Drought
10 Facts
10.1 Flowers
10.1.1 Flower Petal Number
10.2 Fruits
10.2.1 Showy Fruit
10.2.2 Edible Fruit
10.3 Fragrance
10.3.1 Fragrant Flower
10.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
10.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
10.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
10.4 Showy Foliage
10.5 Showy Bark
10.6 Foliage Texture
10.7 Foliage Sheen
10.8 Evergreen
10.9 Invasive
10.10 Self-Sowing
10.11 Attracts
Birds, Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Moths
Not Available
10.12 Allergy
Not Available
conjunctivitis, Pollen
11 Benefits
11.1 Uses
11.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Ornamental use, Showy Purposes, Wild gardens
Borders, Showy Purposes
11.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
11.1.3 Edible Uses
11.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
11.2 Plant Benefits
11.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
No Medicinal Use
11.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Applicable
Leaves, Seeds
11.2.3 Other Uses
Not Available
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
11.3 Used As Indoor Plant
11.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
11.5 Garden Design
Feature Plant, Foundation, Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
12 Scientific Name
12.1 Botanical Name
PIERIS japonica
ERAGROSTIS curvula
12.2 Common Name
Japanese Andromeda
Weeping Lovegrass
12.2.1 In Hindi
Japanese pieris
Weeping Lovegrass
12.2.2 In German
Japanese pieris
Weinend lovegrass
12.2.3 In French
Japanese pieris
Weeping lovegrass
12.2.4 In Spanish
Japanese pieris
Pasto llorón
12.2.5 In Greek
Japanese pieris
κλάμα Lovegrass
12.2.6 In Portuguese
Japanese pieris
chorando lovegrass
12.2.7 In Polish
Japanese pieris
Płacząca Lovegrass
12.2.8 In Latin
Japanese pieris
Plorans Lovegrass
13 Classification
13.1 Kingdom
13.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
13.3 Class
13.4 Order
13.5 Family
13.6 Genus
13.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
13.8 Tribe
13.9 Subfamily
Vaccinioideae
Chloridoideae
13.10 Number of Species