Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Herbs
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
World/Pandemic, North America, Europe, Asia
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Common chives, Garlic chives, Siberian garlic chives, Giant Siberian chives
Number of Varieties
20500
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Rocky areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-134-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
9-1
Sunset Zone
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm203.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Pink, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Black
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Grass like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Requires regular watering, Water every two or three days during warmer months, Water when soil is 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
Neutral
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 in spring, Prune in summer, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Bacterial leaf spot, Damping-off, Downy mildew, head rot, Pink Root, Rust, Thripes
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
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Asthma, Diarrhea, Itchiness, Pain and fatigue, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Antioxidants, Bone strength, Improve heart health, Nutrients
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Alpine, Cutflower, Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
ALLIUM schoenoprasum
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Chives, Cultivated Chives, Garden Chives
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Chives
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Schnittlauch
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Ciboulette
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Cebollino
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
βολβοί φαγώσιμοι
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Cebolinha
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Szczypiorek
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Sectivi porri
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Spermatophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Asparagales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Allium
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
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Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Allioideae
Number of Species
103
1
27800
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