Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Grass
Origin
Mexico, Texas
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Astrophytum asterias
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
320
0
40000
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Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
13-157-13
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-10
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
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
Oval or Rounded
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
15.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
4.50 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Red, Yellow
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
-
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
-
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
-
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
-
Full Sun
Growth Rate
-
Fast
Type of Soil
-
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
-
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
-
Well drained
Bloom Time
-
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
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
Soil Type
-
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
-
Well drained
Sun Exposure
-
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
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Bold
Fine
Foliage Sheen
-
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
pollinators
-
Allergy
-
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, 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
Used as Ornamental plant
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
-
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Weinend lovegrass
In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Pasto llorón
In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Caryophyllales
Cyperales
Family
Cactaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Astrophytum
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
Cacteae
Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Cactoideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
610
1
27800
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