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Eragrostis curvula

 
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Family: Poaceae (poh-AY-see-ee) (Info)
Genus: Eragrostis (er-uh-GROS-tis) (Info)
Species: curvula (kur-vew-la) (Info)

Synonym:Poa curvula

Category:
Ornamental Grasses and Bamboo
Perennials

Height:
24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

Spacing:
36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness:
USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)
USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

Sun Exposure:
Full Sun
Sun to Partial Shade

Danger:
Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color:
Green
Silver/Gray

Bloom Time:
Late Summer/Early Fall
Mid Fall

Foliage:
Grown for foliage
Herbaceous

Other details:
Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater

Soil pH requirements:
Unknown - Tell us

Patent Information:
Non-patented

Propagation Methods:
By dividing the rootball
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; winter sow in vented containers, coldframe or unheated greenhouse
From seed; stratify if sowing indoors
From seed; sow indoors before last frost
From seed; direct sow after last frost

Seed Collecting:
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds

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No positives
2 neutrals
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Gardeners' Notes:

RatingAuthorComment
Neutral ineedacupoftea On Oct 1, 2009, ineedacupoftea from Grand Junction, CO (Zone 7a) wrote:

An gorgeous plant with unmatched gracen my opinion, but reportedly weedy.

Neutral plutodrive On Jun 12, 2009, plutodrive from Denver, CO (Zone 5b) wrote:

Synonyms- Eragrostis chloromelas
Eragrostis curvula var. conferta
Eragrostis curvula var. curvula
Eragrostis robusta Stent

Regional...

This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:

Villa Rica, Georgia
Ewing, Kentucky
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Calabash, North Carolina
Dallas, Texas



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