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Poaceae
Couch paspalum
Paspalum distichum
Also known as Digitaria disticha, Water couch, Panicum digitaria, Paspalum oaxacense
Native Plants · Grass · Ground Cover · Wetland · Perennial Grass · Erosion Control · Stolon · Pasture · Low Lying · Moisture Loving · Poaceae
Couch paspalum is a spreading perennial grass that establishes readily in moist, low-lying areas and along waterways. It requires minimal care once established and spreads aggressively via stolons, so monitor its growth to prevent it from crowding out other plants. It is best suited to outdoor settings where erosion control or ground cover is needed rather than ornamental use.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Keep soil consistently moist; tolerates occasional waterlogging · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7.5
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 12 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Albania, Aldabra, Algeria, Andaman Is., Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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