| Identifying Characteristices |
| Stolons |
present |
| Rhizomes |
absent |
| Leaves |
folded
in the bud |
| Ligule |
a
short fringe of hairs |
| Collar |
broad,
smooth, much constricted |
| Auricles |
absent |
| Sheaths |
compressed,
flattened, with a prominent mid-vien, sometimes sparsely hairy
along the edges |
| Blades |
very
short, smooth, at least 0.25 inch wide, with a 'boat-shaped'
tip |
| Seedhead |
a
thick spike with few spikelets imbedded along the sides |
| Spikelets |
thick,
elliptical ,with one seed |
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| Tolerance Table |
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| Recommendations |
| Mowing Height: |
2
to 3 inches |
| Establishment: |
Sod |
| Fertilization: |
2
to 5 lbs/ 1000 ft2/ Year |
| Adaptation: |
Coastal
Plains
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| General Description |
| A dark green, leafy perennial creeping by extensive
stolens. It provides a rather coarse, spongy turf in areas
of the deep south. Found from southern Florida into Georgia
and around the Gulf Coast through Alabama, Mississippi,
Louisiana, and Texas. Occasionally cultivated in southern
California. |
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| Current Articles |
| St. Augustinegrass Cultivation | | | | PDF |
| St. Augustinegrass Lawn Calendar | | | | PDF |
| Suggested Weed Control Calendar For St. Augustinegrass Sod Fields | | Weed | HTML |
PDF |
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| Common Problems |
| Brown Patch |
| Chinch Bugs |
| Gray Leaf Spot |
| Take All Patch |
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| Popular Cultivars |
| Bitter Blue |
| Floratine |
| Floratam |
| Raleigh |
| Mercedes |
| Palmetto |
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