Turf Varieties

St26 Buffalo Grass

(Stenotaphrum Secundatum)
St26 Buffalo

ST26 Buffalo is a warm season grass and has a very broad leaf structure. This grass has softer leaf than the old variety of buffalo. ST26 Buffalo Grass has a shade tolerance and is therefore ideal for shady areas around the home.

Advantages

Very low shade adaptation
Low growth rate (less mowing)
Low nitrogen requirements
Reasonably drought tolerant
Less invasive into gardens

st26 buffalo

Disadvantages

Establishment rate slow from stolons
Prone to thatch build-up (becomes spongy)
Susceptible to most herbicides (harder to control weeds)

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