trefle.io · Taken Mar 21, 2009 by EOL − John Tann (cc-by)
Poaceae
African love grass
Eragrostis curvula
Also known as Weeping lovegrass, Lehmann lovegrass, Boer lovegrass, Eragrostis subulata
Native Plants · Ornamental · Grass · Drought · Tolerant · Erosion · Control · Hardy · Fast · Growing · Naturalized
African love grass is an extremely hardy ornamental grass that establishes quickly and requires minimal maintenance. It thrives in poor soils and becomes drought tolerant once established. This fast-growing grass is excellent for erosion control and naturalized areas.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently, drought tolerant once established · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.5–8.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Belgium, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burundi, California, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cayman Is.
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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