Buchloe dactyloides


Price range: $3.00 through $30.00

Buffalo Grass

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Description

Habitat shortgrass prairies, clay to loam soil
Soil loamy-clayey Sun full sun
Annual Precipitation 7-32 inches USDA Zones 4-8
Growth Season warm Growth Form sod forming
Height 4-8 inches Width
Seeds per lb 56,000 Lbs per acre 10-18

Germination Information

No pretreatment necessary.  Plant to depth of 1/4 inch spring to midsummer. Lightly compact the soil and cover with a thin layer of mulch. Water moderately (once or twice a day) until seed germinates. Continue watering 2-3 times a week after germination for 2-4 weeks. No further water necessary after first growing season. May take 2-3 weeks to germinate. Cold weather or cold water may delay germination. Can be watered 0.5 inch a month to keep from going dormant.

 

Cultivar Information

Sundancer is supposed to establish faster, have a darker green color and form a better turf than previous cultivars.

Bison from OK general purpose turf

Texoka from TX OK and KS for seed production

Cody a turf type goes dormant early for cold hardiness, greens up earlier than Texoka, gray green color and drought tolerance

Topgun

Bowie  dark green color and cold tolerance

Prestige, Legacy, Prairie, 378 and 609  are all vegetative.

 

USDA Plant Guide (pdf)

 

 

Geographic Range