Life Span
Perennial
Perennial
Type
Bulb or Corm or Tuber
Grass
Origin
Southern Africa, South Africa
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
Types
Cusick's camas, large camas
Robusta blue, Robusta green, Curvula
Number of Varieties
620
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40000
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Habitat
meadows, moist forests, Open Plains
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-107-13
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99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 10
Sunset Zone
21,22
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm90.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
5.10 cm90.00 cm
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6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender, Violet
Gray, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Gray Green, Silver
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Several shades of Green
Dark Green, Bronze
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Yellow, Dark Green, Bronze
Shape
Leaf Shape
Long slender
Grass like
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Winter
Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Medium
Fast
Type of Soil
Loam
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Winter, Indeterminate
Late Summer, Early Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
chipping, Offsets, scooping, Twin scaling, Vegetative
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Average Water Needs
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Cut back old stems to the ground
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, General garden fertilizer, Time release fertilizer
Requires high amount of nitrogen
Pests and Diseases
Pests and diseases free
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Plant Tolerance
Black Walnut Toxicity, Rabbit, Shade areas
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single, Double, Semi-Double
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Insects
-
Allergy
Asthma
conjunctivitis, Pollen
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Bouquets, Cottage Garden
Borders, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Remove blemishes, Skin Problems
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Edible Uses
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✘
✔
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Environmental Uses
Air purification, Forms dense stands, Very little waste
Erosion control
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Leucoderma, Urinary problems
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Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Animal Feed, Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes
Used as a grain, Used to make baskets, brooms, hats
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Cutflower, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Bedding Plant, Container, Edging, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden / Wall
Botanical Name
Hyacinthus orientalis
ERAGROSTIS curvula
Common Name
Hyacinth, common hyacinth, garden hyacinth, dutch hyacinth
Weeping Lovegrass
In Hindi
ह्यचीन्थ
Weeping Lovegrass
In German
Hyazinthe
Weinend lovegrass
In French
jacinthe
Weeping lovegrass
In Spanish
jacinto
Pasto llorón
In Greek
υάκινθος
κλάμα Lovegrass
In Portuguese
jacinto
chorando lovegrass
In Polish
hiacynt
Płacząca Lovegrass
In Latin
et hyacinthinas,
Plorans Lovegrass
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Liliales
Cyperales
Family
Liliaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Hyacinthus
Eragrostis
Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
Tribe
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Eragrostideae
Subfamily
Scilloideae
Chloridoideae
Number of Species
310
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27800
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