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Palmetto

Stenotaphrum secundatum

Scientific name

Stenotaphrum secundatum


Common name

Buffalograss


Other names (PBR name, trademark, breeder code)

SS100 (protected by Australian Plant Breeder's Rights), Palmetto® (registered trade mark of Ozbreed Pty Ltd and West Australian Group Pty Ltd).


Description

Palmetto® is a US variety that was selected from a turf farm in central Florida. The coarse textured buffalograss has dark green leaves 8-9 mm wide. Palmetto® has excellent heat tolerance in high and low humidity areas, good cold tolerance handling frosts, good shade tolerance and a medium salinity tolerance. The variety has a deep root system, but water output through the broad leaves is high. Palmetto® possesses fair wear tolerance, recovering with new runners; however, the variety is not suited for high traffic areas. Palmetto® is maintained best at 20 mm to 50 mm in full sun and 50 mm to 70 mm in shade.


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Palmetto® requires less mowing than other leading buffalo varieties on the market.

 

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Available in Sod/turf
Turf price range (per m2) $10.00 - $15.00
Use Residential and Parks
Suitable climate classification Subtropical and Tropical and Temperate
Preferred mowing height 30mm - 50mm
Shade tolerance Good
Wear tolerance Moderate
Cold tolerance Good
Heat tolerance Good
Salinity tolerance Moderate
Water requirement Moderate
Fertiliser requirement Low
Mowing frequency High
Thatch production High
Website http://www.myhometurf.com.au/turf/palmetto
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References Read more  
  • Chalmers, D. R., Steinke, K., White, R. & Fipps, G. (2006) Evaluation of Sixty- Day Drought Survival in San Antonia of Established Turfgrass Species and Cultivars, SAWS study Year 1 Progress Report, Texas.
  • Colmer, T. (2012) The University of Western Australia Evaluation of soft leaf buffalo cultivars: renovation, mowing heights, and water use HAL Project TU09005.
  • Duff, A., Loch, D. & Colmer, T. (2009) Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation Adaptation and management of Australian buffalo grass cultivars for shade and water conservation HAL Project TU04013.
  • Layt, T. & Paananen, I. (2007) Quantifying the strengthening of soil by commonly used landscape plants and turf
  • PBR expires 1 May 2022. Read more at http://pericles.ipaustralia.gov.au/pbr_db/search.cfm and search 'SS100’ in the variety field.
  • McCrimmon, J.N. (2004) Effects of Mowing Height, Nitrogen Rate and Potassium Rate on Palmetto and Raleigh St. Augustinegrass. Journal of Plant Nutrition 27(1):1-13.
  • Trenholm L.E. and Nagata R. (2003) St. Augustinegrass—Made for the Florida Shade? Fact Sheet ENH967, Environmental Horticulture Department, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
  • Kirkland, E.R and Wagner, T.A. (1995). St. Augustine grass `SS-100`, United States Plant Patent 9,395.
  • Palmetto® is a registered trade mark of Ozbreed Pty Ltd and West Australian Group Pty Ltd under Class 31 as of 10 Oct 1996 (AUS trade mark no. 719395)
  • Scattini, W. (1999) Stenotaphrum secundatum Buffalo Grass ‘SS100’. Plant Varieties Journal Vol. 12, No. 2.

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