Products - ST26 Buffalo
(Stenotaphrum Secundatum)
Buffalo is a warm season grass and has a very broad leaf structure. This grass has softer leaf than the old variety of buffalo. It has a shade tolerance therefore is 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
Disadvantages
- Establishment rate slow from stolons
- Prone to thatch build-up (becomes spongy)
- Susceptible to most herbicides (harder to control weeds)








