Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Cactus or Succulent
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Africa
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Manihot esculenta, Euphorbia esula
Number of Varieties
20-
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Desert, rocky banks of streams, Sandy stream banks
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-13-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 10
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
21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Clump-Forming
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm90.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm90.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Gray Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Linear
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Slow
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Spores, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Do not water frequently
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
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
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
allergic conjunctivitis, Toxic, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, soil stabilisation
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Laxative
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
-
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used to poison animals during hunting
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Container, Rock Garden, Wall
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
EUPHORBIA virosa
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Gifboom
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Gifboom
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Namibische Giftwolfmilch
In French
Weeping lovegrass
Euphorbia virosa
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Euphorbia virosa
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Euphorbia virosa
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Euphorbia virosa
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Euphorbia virosa
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Euphorbia virosa
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Angiosperms
Class
Liliopsida
-
Order
Cyperales
Malpighiales
Family
Poaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Euphorbia
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Eudicots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
-
Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Euphorbioideae
Number of Species
10-
1
27800
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