Eragrostis
Love grass
- Height × spread
- 0.5m – 0.9m × 0.3m – 1.4m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
There are many forms, both perennial and annual, of the Love Grass. Only a few of these are used in the garden as ornamentals. They are valued for the frothy, rather ephemeral quality of their floral inflorescence. They flower from late summer and the flowers can be bronzed, in shades of red or are silvered in effect. They can be used as spot plants (Eragrostis curvula), or can look attractive when planted in drifts. They can self-seed and the foliage is not generally considered to be ornamental.
- Flower colour
- Brown, Green, Grey, Red
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- Beige
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- No
- Shape
- Dome, Fan
- Height
- 0.5m – 0.9m
- Spread
- 0.3m – 1.4m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Evergreen
- Garden style
- Gravel garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, likes part shade, likes light shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Gravelly soil, Loam (normal), Poor soil, Sandy soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, most are hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Ground cover, Bird attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune to the ground
Cut foliage to the ground before new growth starts.
Where stems are grown for their ornamental value, old stems should be removed either before new growth starts in spring, or during winter when they begin to look ragged or untidy.
Spring - early-mid · Planting
Divide when too large
The plant can be divided if it becomes too large or another plant is required. This may involve physically dividing the clump in two, removing offsets or small bulbs or dividing rhizomes. The new plants can be grown in pots or planted in the ground.