1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
North America, Europe, Eastern Asia
1.4 Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
M. struthiopteris var. struthiopteris
M. struthiopteris var. pensylvanica
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Forest margins, Roadsides, Terrestrial
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, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Thicket/Colonizing
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
90.00 cm60.00 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
90.00 cm45.70 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
Not Available
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
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
Spring, Summer, 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
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
All year
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings
Divison, Spores
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Water Deeply, Water when soil is dry
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
4.6 Sun Exposure
4.7 Pruning
Cut back old stems to the ground
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
Requires high amount of nitrogen
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
No serious insect or disease problems
Red blotch
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
Hummingbirds
5.12 Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Skin irritation
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
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
Bone strength
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Showy Purposes
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
Bog Garden, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Wildflower
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
MATTEUCCIA struthiopteris
7.2 Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Fiddlehead ferns,
shuttlecock fern
7.2.1 In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
शुतुरमुर्ग फर्न
7.2.2 In German
Weinend lovegrass
Ostrich Fern
7.2.3 In French
Weeping lovegrass
fougère à l'autruche
7.2.4 In Spanish
Pasto llorón
avestruz helecho
7.2.5 In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
Στρουθοκάμηλος Fern
7.2.6 In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
Ostrich Fern
7.2.7 In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
Struś Fern
7.2.8 In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
struthionem Fern
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Filicinophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
Polypodiopsida
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
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species