GRASSES
ALLIGATOR ALCATRAZ for Sale!
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Bermuda Grass ( cynodon dactylon )
Best grass for key west
Has a shoot and leaves
Fine Texture
Need Frequent Watering
Any Soil Type
Heavy use Accepted
Warm Season Grass
Can withstand cooler temperatures
Drought tolerant
Used for Gold courses and ball fields
Spreads by Rhizome
Spreads by Stolon
'Tifway' Hybrid Bermuda grass is used for athletic fields
spreads rapidly
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Seashore Paspalum Grass
Paspalum Vaginatum (UF)
Darker green
'Salem', Sea Isle 1, Sea Dwarf - Most traffic tolerant
Stoloniferous Seed
Very Salt tolerant (highest of all turf)
Native habitat is sandy coastal areas
Warm Season
Spreads by stolon
Used for Erosion control
Bisquit grass / saltwater couch / silt grass / swamp couch
Wild Herbivores will graze on it
Tropical and Sup-Tropica
Competitive against weeds by using salt water to irrigate
Blue Green Leaf Blades
Gnarly rhizomes
Thick turf formation
Survives crude oil pollution
Similar to Bermuda Grass
Can be irrigated with saltwater
In wild grows in salt marshes and brackish marshes
Golf course turf
Less than 1/2" mowing height
Used for phytoremediation in heavy metal soils
Higher quality turf than Bermuda in poor soil conditions such as wet soils and low light levels with fewer nitrogen soil amendments
Survives water-log and submersion for days
250 days of ran minimal
spreads rapidly
non potable water irrigation accepted such as gray water
fills a niche
'Salam' cultivar - glossy underside of blade gives field the stripe look, when mowed dark green
Seastar seashore paspalum (Golf Greens) tight like AstroTurf
Seawarf 'cultivar' - bright green - developed by UF a top performer
Seaspray - scotts turf seed inc. - less susceptible to dollar spots
Awesome cultivars - 'Adalayd' is like Kentucky Blue Grass with blue-green color
No special soil type
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Centipede Grass
Eremochloa Ophiuroides
Low water requirements
warm season grass
low fertilizer requirements
requires less mowing
less insect problems
less disease problems
no rhizomes x
spreads by stolon
slow growing
needs full sun
survives drought
survives cooler temperatures
1.5" - 2.5" mow height
likes acidic soils
grows in central and north Florida
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St. Augustine Grass
Good shade tolerance
good salt tolerance
wide PH soil range
Spreads by stolon
No rhizomes
quickly established from sod
coarse leaves
grows vigorously under many conditions
salt tolerance
3.5" - 4.0" mow height
cultivars 2.0" - 2.5"
hates drought
invasive
warm season grass
poor wear tolerance
thatch
used for residential
pests: cinch bugs
need fertilizer lack of herbicides for grassy weed control
'captiva' cultivar is best
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Zoysia Japonica Grass
Korean temple grass (tough wear / resistant )
vegetative propagation only
commercial name: Meyer
needs less nitrogen than st. Augustine
dense growth habit
moderate shade tolerance
carpet like appeal
same water requirements as st. Augustine
coarser texture
sharp pointy leaf blades
pests: bill bug
slow wear recovery
susceptible to large patch disease
can form thatch
high traffic use
1.5" - 2.5" mow height
no sheaths
no auricles
neutral to acid soil
drought tolerance
medium traffic use
needs fertilizer (low to medium nutritional needs)
spreads by rhizome and stolon
warm season grass
'empire' / cashmere zoysia (dense)
"Jammer"
Zoysia temuifolia x superstar ( no mow )
Zoysia tenuifolia (snake grass, Korean velvet grass, mascarenegrass)
Native: kyushu-ryukyu islands, japan
vegetative propagatum only
'emerald zoysia' is crossed with Z.T. and zoysia japonica (begetative only-georgia)
Emerald Zoysia / Zoysia Palisades / Zeon Zoysia / El Toro Zoysia / Korean Velve Grass / Mascarene Grass / Fine Textured
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Bahia Grass
Paspalum Notatum
Drought tolerant
Warm season grass
established by seed
low maintenance
spreads by rhizome
no stolons
sandy
non irrigated grounds
large areas
open growth habit
"image" of pasture grass
grows in bunches
not dense
carpet like
likes acidic soil
does not like heavy traffic
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Hyperaccumulator plants absorb metals through their roots and concentrate extremely high levels of metals in their tissues.
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No matter how sustainability is defined it can not be achieved without considering landscape.
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Best Plants for PHYTOREMIDIATION : Indian Mustard / Willow (salsola soda) can be irrigated with salt water / Poplar tree (tradescantia pavita | spiderwort (new world plant) | wandering jew ) / indian grass / sunflower.
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Vegetation adds values for communities
1. provides habitat and food for wildlife
2. removes particulate pollution from the atmosphere
3. sequester carbon and mitigate global climate change
4. absorb and filter runoff and protect water quality
5. conserve land by preventing soil erosion
6. mitigate urban heat islands
7. reduce energy demand
8. increase property values
9. improve children's performance in schools
10. reduce levels of domestic violence
11. attract shoppers and tourists
12. reduce mental fatigue and stress
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Are you able to design a garden using only turf grasses? Of course, any child can do it!
Why do we not see this in urban areas? Ask the 4 star generals!
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Turf root depth = 12"
Turf should only receive one inch of water per week (Florida)
1/2 inch to 3/4 inch of water every two to three days
when 30% | 50% of sod is wilting
when soil in root zone is dry and crumbly
nitrogen = 1.5 inches to 2 inches of water per week