Poaceae
Couch panicum
Panicum repens
Also known as Panicum kiensieleense, Panicum kinshasaense, couch grass, Panicum repens var. leiogonum
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Grass · Spreading · Tropical · Erosion-Control · Rhizomatous · Full-Sun · Drought-Tolerant · Robust · Panicum
Couch panicum is a robust spreading grass that thrives in full sun with minimal water requirements. Allow soil to dry completely between deep waterings for optimal growth. This hardy tropical grass spreads via underground rhizomes and is excellent for erosion control in sunny locations.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply then allow soil to dry between waterings · Every 14-21 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 2.5 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Assam, Azores, Bahamas, Baleares, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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