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Buchloe dactyloides
Buffalograss
Item #: 2001
Category: Grasses
Habit: Perennial
Height: 5 - 8 inches
Planting Rates:
Lawn Turf Seeding Rates:
dpaks cover 25 sq ft
150 lb. per acre
3-4 lb. per 1,000 sq ft
Pasture Seeding Rates:
24 lbs. per acre
SOIL TYPE |
SUNLIGHT |
Soil Moisture |
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Loam |
Clay |
Caliche |
Full |
Partial |
Dappled |
Shade |
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X |
X |
X |
X |
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Dry Medium Moist |
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Description
A short, 5 to 8 inch height, sod-forming grass. Lives on as little as 12 inches of water per year. It spreads by seed and surface runners.
For sunny sites, Buffalograss, Blue Grama and Curly Mesquite are our best choices for lawn grass. See our Native Sun Turf or Thunder Turf for a readymade combination especially suited to this purpose.
Texas Bluegrass live roots do well in shaded lawn areas.
Buffalo has no natural diseases or pests, does not respond to fertilizer, and withstands extreme heat or cold. Is found from Minnesota and Montana to Mexico. Exotic lawn grasses such as Bermuda and St. Augustine, require 60 to 120 inches of water per year, need frequent mowing, regular applications of fertilizer and pesticides, and can freeze out in harsh winters. Buffalograss prefers loamy or heavier clay soils.
Buffalograss seedling (below) can take 21 - 28 days to germinate. However, under ideal conditions germination can be faster:
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