1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Hybrid origin, North America, Central America, South America
1.4 Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Fields, Homesteads
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 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
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Prostrate/Trailing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm30.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm240.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Yellow, Gold
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Olive, Orange Red, Sandy Brown
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Prune for shortening long shoots, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Use 6-6-6 amounts
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Striped cucumber beetles
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Not Available
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Red eyes, Respiratory problems
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
No Medicinal Use
Cancer, constipation, Diarrhea
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Food
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
CUCURBITA moschata 'Fairytale'
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Fairytale Pumpkin
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Weinend lovegrass
Fairytale Kürbis
7.2.3 In French
Weeping lovegrass
Pumpkin Fairytale
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pasto llorón
calabaza fairytale
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
παραμύθι κολοκύθας
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
abóbora do conto de fadas
7.2.7 In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Fairytale dyni
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Fairytale Cucurbita
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Not Available
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
Eragrostideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Cucurbitoideae
8.10 Number of Species