1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Not Available
1.4 Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Rocky Mountains
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
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm20.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm25.00 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Yellow, Yellow Orange
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Green, Light Yellow, Brown
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Fall
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Early Spring, Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Seedlings, Stem Planting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-water, Requires regular watering, Water more in summer
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
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in growing season
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Not Available
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
Variety of soil types
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
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Borders, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Good for skin, Making cosmetics, Stops hair loss
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Food for insects, Versatility
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Decoration Purposes, Medicinal oil, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
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, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Primula auricula
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
auricula, mountain cowslip or bear's ear
7.2.1 In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
mountain cowslip
7.2.2 In German
Weinend lovegrass
Aurikel
7.2.3 In French
Weeping lovegrass
Primula auricula
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pasto llorón
Primula auricula
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
mountain cowslip
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
cowslip montanha
7.2.7 In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Pierwiosnek łyszczak
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
Primula auricula
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
Eragrostideae
Not Available
8.9 Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Primuloideae
8.10 Number of Species