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Eragrostis capensis

by Johan Wentzel

Eragrostis capensis
Common Name
Heart -seed love grass
Plant Type
Grass
Eragrostis capensis is a hardy, densely tufted, perennial grass with blue-green, slender leaves of which the bases are usually purple. A beautiful addition to a grassland garden.
Plant Description

Eragrostis capensis is a hardy, densely tufted, perennial grass with blue-green, slender leaves of which the bases are usually purple. The flower spikes are erect with plump, golden, heart-shaped spikelets.

Plant Eragrostis capensis in full sun in well-drained soil and in rockeries. A beautiful addition to a grassland garden.

You may find stock of this plant at Random Harvest.

Afrikaanse Naam
Hartjiesgras
Hardiness
Very hardy
Position
Sun
Water Requirements
Water wise
Evergreen
Deciduous
Growth Rate
Fast
Flowering Time
Spring
Flower Colour
Brown
Shape
Clump forming
Soil
Loam
Plant Size
50cm
Region
Gauteng, Free State, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, North West
Habitat
Moist areas
Grown by Wildflower Nursery
Yes
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