Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
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Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Cactus
Number of Varieties
20-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Loamy soils, Rocky areas, Sandhills
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
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Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
12, 13, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm300.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm8.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
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Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
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Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
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Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
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Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
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Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Succulent
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
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Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
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The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Drainage
Well drained
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Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
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Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Cuttings, Hardwood Cuttings, Semi-hardwood cuttings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
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Soil Type
Loam, Sand
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Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
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Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
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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
Fine
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
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Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
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Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
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Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
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Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
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Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Pachycereus pringlei
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Cardon, Mexican giant cardon, elephant cactus
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Cardon
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Cardon
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Cardon
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Cardon
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Cardon
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Cardon
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Cardon
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Cardon
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Caryophyllales
Family
Poaceae
Cactaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Pachycereus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Pachycereeae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Cactoideae
Number of Species
1012
1
27800
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