Eragrostis curvula
AFRICAN LOVE GRASS, BOER LOVE GRASS
Poaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial or grass

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

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Origins: Tropical Africa, Southern Africa

Other Botanical Names: Eragrostis capillifolia, E. chloromelas, Eragrostis filiformis, E. huillensis, E. jeffreysii, E. poa, E. procerior, E. pubiculmis, E. robusta, E. subulata, E. thunbergiana, E. valida, Poa atrovirens, P. capensis, P. curvula, P. filiformis

Other Common Names: Weeping Love Grass, Wire Grass

 
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Eragrostis curvula
AFRICAN LOVE GRASS, BOER LOVE GRASS
Poaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous soft-wooded perennial or grass

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to constantly moist

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, light frost
1.2m
Plant habit
 
1.2m

FEATURES

Flowers: green

Flowering Time: late summer to early autumn


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits dry style & coastal designs

Uses: informal hedge, mass planting

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant






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