Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Grass
Shrub
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Europe, Northern Africa, Asia
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Shrub
Number of Varieties
203
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Roadsides
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
-
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm10.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Red, Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Lobed
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Pollution, Salt
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial 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
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Borders, Showy Purposes, small hedge
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Blood tonic
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Seeds
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Basketary, Used as a dye, Used for making hedge
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Foundation, Groundcover, Hedges, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
COTONEASTER
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
cotoneaster
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
cotoneaster
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Zwergmispel
In French
Weeping lovegrass
cotonéaster
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Cotoneaster
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Cotoneaster
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
cotoneaster
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
irga
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Cornus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Rosales
Family
Poaceae
Rosaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Cotoneaster
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
Eragrostideae
Maleae
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Amygdaloideae
Number of Species
10200
1
27800
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