Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Shrub
Grass
Origin
Eastern Africa, Madagascar
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
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Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
120
0
40000
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Habitat
gardens, Screen Cottage and Informal Garden
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-157-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-9
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
550.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
240.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Pink, Hot Pink, Magenta, Rose
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Cordate
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Winter, Late Winter
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
Semi-hardwood and hardwood cuttings, Stem Cutting
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
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
-
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
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies
-
Allergy
-
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Cottage Garden, Formal Garden, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Dried heads are used in floristry, Grown for shade
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Hedges, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
DOMBEYA wallichii
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Pinkball, Pink ball tree, Tropical hydrangea
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
Pink Ball Tree
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Pink Ball Tree
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Pink Ball Tree
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Pink Ball Tree
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Pink Ball Tree
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Pink Ball Tree
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Dombeja Wallicha
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Pink Ball Tree
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Malvales
Cyperales
Family
Sterculiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Dombeya
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
-
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Dombeyoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
110
1
27800
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