Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Grass
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Southern Africa, South Africa
Types
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Cusick's camas, large camas
Number of Varieties
206
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
USDA Hardiness Zone
7-138-10
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
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
Habit
Clump-Forming
Rosette/Stemless
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Gray, Lavender
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Gray Green, Silver
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Dark Green, Bronze
Several shades of Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Grass like
Long slender
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Late Summer, Early Fall
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
Medium
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
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Loam
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, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Borders, Showy Purposes
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Erosion control
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Seeds
Bulbs, Root
Other Uses
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Hyacinthus orientalis
Common Name
Weeping Lovegrass
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
In Hindi
Weeping Lovegrass
ह्यचीन्थ
In German
Weinend lovegrass
Hyazinthe
In French
Weeping lovegrass
jacinthe
In Spanish
Pasto llorón
jacinto
In Greek
κλάμα Lovegrass
υάκινθος
In Portuguese
chorando lovegrass
jacinto
In Polish
Płacząca Lovegrass
hiacynt
In Latin
Plorans Lovegrass
et hyacinthinas,
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Cyperales
Liliales
Family
Poaceae
Liliaceae
Genus
Eragrostis
Hyacinthus
Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Angiosperms, Monocots
Tribe
Eragrostideae
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Subfamily
Chloridoideae
Scilloideae
Number of Species
103
1
27800
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