Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Southwestern United States, Mexico
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Dasylirion acrotrichum, Dasylirion berlandieri, Dasylirion cedrosanum
Number of Varieties
206
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Desert, Dry areas, Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-1312-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
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
10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm17.78 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm10.16 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Blue Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Blue Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Narrow
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Leaf Cutting, Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Does not require lot of watering, Water occasionally
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilzer with low nitrogen content
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
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
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Butterflies
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Dried Flower, Everlasting, Feature Plant, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
DASYLIRION berlandieri
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Blue Giant, Blue Twister, Desert Spoon, Zaragosa
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Blue Giant Grass
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Blue Giant Grass
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Blue Giant Herbe
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Blue Grass gigante
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Μπλε Giant Grass
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Blue Grass gigante
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Błękitny Gigant Trawa
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Giant herba blue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Agavaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Dasylirion
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
-
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Nolinoideae
Number of Species
1022
1
27800
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