St. Augustine Grass Stenotaphrum secundatum
- Phonetic Spelling
- sten-oh-TAF-rum see-kun-DAY-tum
- Description
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St. Augustine Grass is a spreading turf grass that is native to the southeastern U.S.A. as well as South America and Africa. It is found in marshes, roadsides, and lawns. This plant is heat tolerant and mildly drought tolerant. There are many cultivars of this plant available. This plant spreads by rhizomes and if used as lawn grass (as it commonly is), it rarely needs mowing. It is sold by turf or plugs and rarely propagates by seed.
- See this plant in the following landscapes:
- Coastal Rain Garden Coastal Foundation Garden Coastal Foundation- Tropical
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Stenotaphrum
- Species:
- secundatum
- Family:
- Poaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Southeastern U.S.A., South America, Africa
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Native Plant
- Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
- Perennial
- Turfgrass
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Sand
- Soil Drainage:
- Moist
- Occasionally Dry
- NC Region:
- Coastal
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Fruit:
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Fall
- Fruit Description:
- Fruits are available August-November.
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Flowers:
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Flowers bloom July-October.
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Leaves:
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Native Garden
- Attracts:
- Small Mammals
- Songbirds
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Drought
- Heat
