It was known as a turfgass even back in the 1970's that is adapted to low maintenance and drought. A native short, warm season grass from...Read More the Great Plains and Southwest.
I saw a good lawn of it in front of a native, naturalistic landscape in Naperville, Illinois in the early 1990's. In the textbook of Turfgrass Science and Culture by James Beard, it is listed as Buchloe dactyloides.
Boerne new zone 30, TX (Zone 8b) | July 2006 | positive
I love this grass. It is fairly easy to maintain as long as you use cornmeal on it twice a year for weeds. I usually only cut it 4-8 ti...Read Moremes a year but you don't have to cut it but once a year (usually right after it goes dormant). Because of being in a HOA I can't leave it high all the time, (they think it will get taller but it doesn't). It stays at about 6"-7" tall in my yard. This year we are on water rationing because of water shortages and no rain and it is still going strong. There are a few patches that would like more rain but if we do get rain, it will green back up in a few days. This grass does go dormant in the winter so if you want a green lawn all year long you will need to plant something else along with it.
It was known as a turfgass even back in the 1970's that is adapted to low maintenance and drought. A native short, warm season grass from...Read More
Buffalograss Bouteloua dactyloides is Native to Texas and other States.
I love this grass. It is fairly easy to maintain as long as you use cornmeal on it twice a year for weeds. I usually only cut it 4-8 ti...Read More