1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Perennial
1.2 Type
Grass
1.3 Origin
Southeastern United States, California, Caribbean
1.4 Types
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
marshes, Swamps, Tropical Climate
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
12 - 9
1.8 Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Mat-forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Not Available
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Non Fruiting Plant
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Fin-shaped Tufts
2.4 Thorns
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3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
Fast
3.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Indeterminate
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
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3.3 Tolerances
Pollution, Salt, Soil Compaction
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Plugs, Sod, Sprigs
4.3 Plant Maintenance
Medium
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Moderate
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
Insignificant
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
Single
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
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5.2.2 Edible Fruit
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5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
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5.4 Showy Foliage
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5.5 Showy Bark
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5.6 Foliage Texture
Medium
5.7 Foliage Sheen
Glossy
5.8 Evergreen
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5.9 Invasive
Sometimes
5.10 Self-Sowing
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5.11 Attracts
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
Congestion, Itchiness, sneezing
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
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6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Not Available
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used in lawns and turf
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
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6.5 Garden Design
Lawns and Turf
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
STENOTAPHRUM secundatum
7.2 Common Name
Softleaf Buffalo Grass, St. Augustine Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.2 In German
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.3 In French
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.4 In Spanish
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.5 In Greek
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.7 In Polish
St. Augustine Grass
7.2.8 In Latin
St. Augustine Grass
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
Plantae
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Liliopsida
8.4 Order
Cyperales
8.5 Family
Poaceae
8.6 Genus
Stenotaphrum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
8.8 Tribe
Paniceae
8.9 Subfamily
Panicoideae
8.10 Number of Species