1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Hybrid origin, South America, Chile
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
1.4 Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
Cultivated Beds
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
91.44 cm90.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
60.96 cm90.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White
Gray, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Sandy Brown
Gray Green, Silver
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Dark Green, Bronze
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall
Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer
Late Summer, Early Fall
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads
Cut back old stems to the ground
4.8 Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
No serious insect or disease problems
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting
conjunctivitis, Pollen
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Borders, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Not Available, Treatment of Dark Spots
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Erosion control
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum
ERAGROSTIS curvula
7.2 Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber
Weeping Lovegrass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Kartoffel
Weinend lovegrass
7.2.3 In French
Pomme de terre
Weeping lovegrass
7.2.4 In Spanish
7.2.5 In Greek
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Batata
chorando lovegrass
7.2.7 In Polish
Ziemniak
Płacząca Lovegrass
7.2.8 In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM
Plorans Lovegrass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Asterids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Not Available
Eragrostideae
8.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Chloridoideae
8.10 Number of Species