1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Grass
Flowering Plants, Succulent
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
South Africa
1.4 Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Cooper’s ice plant
Hardy yellow
Starburst
Hardy white
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Coastal Regions, Mountain tops, Stream side, Suburban areas
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
Not Available
1.9 Habit
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm25.40 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Orange, Pink, Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Peach
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
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
Light Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Blue Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall, Winter
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
Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Spring, 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
Needs less watering, Requires watering in the growing season
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, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Shape and thin as needed
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
No fertilizers needed
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Mealybugs
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
Butterflies
5.12 Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
no allergic reactions
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification
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
Diuretic, Dysentry, Liver problems
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Fruits, Leaves, Sap, Seeds
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant
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
Container, Groundcover, Rock Garden, Wall
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
DOROTHEANTHUS bellidiformis
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Ice Plant, Livingstone Daisy
7.2.1 In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
Ice Plant
7.2.2 In German
Weinend lovegrass
Eis-Anlage
7.2.3 In French
Weeping lovegrass
Ice Plant
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Planta de hielo
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Plant Ice
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Planta de gelo
7.2.7 In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Ice roślin
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Ice plant
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Tracheophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Eragrostideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Ruschioideae
8.10 Number of Species