Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Tree
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Eastern Asia
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Ulmus chumlia, Ulmus glabra, Ulmus elongata
Number of Varieties
2035
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
River side
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-135-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
9-5
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm1,520.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm1,220.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Red
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Tan, Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Yellow, Red, Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
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Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Toothed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
-
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season, Water when top layer of soil becomes dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
organic fertlizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Mealybugs, Red blotch, Scale
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
allergic reaction
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Bonsai, Landscape Designing
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Food for birds, Food for insects, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Prevent Soil Erosion
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antidote, Demulcent, Diuretic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Inner Bark, Leaves
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used as firewood, Used for its medicinal properties, Used in construction, Used in Furniture, Wood is used for making furniture, Wood is used for ship building, Wood is used in construction
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
ULMUS parvifolia 'Drake'
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Chinese Elm, Drake Elm
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
चीनी एल्म
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Chinese Elm
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Elm chinoise
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
olmo chino
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Κινέζοι Elm
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Elm chinês
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Chiński Elm
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Chinese Elm
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Ulmaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Ulmus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Ulmeae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
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Number of Species
1035
1
27800
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