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Poaceae
Dallis grass
Paspalum dilatatum
Also known as Dallisgrass, Water grass, Paspalum, Paspalum pedunculare
Native Plants · Grass · Turf · Pasture · Lawn · Perennial · Erosion Control · Groundcover · Warm-Season Grass · Spreading
Dallis grass is a robust perennial turf and pasture grass that thrives in moist, fertile soils with at least partial sun. It spreads vigorously by rhizomes and seed, so regular mowing or edging is needed to keep it in bounds. Best suited for lawns, erosion control, or livestock pasture rather than ornamental garden beds.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 4.9–6.5
- Temperature
- -30°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division
Hardiness
USDA 4a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 3 ft
- Spacing
- 18 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Azores, Bahamas, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, California, Cameroon, Canary Is., Cape Provinces
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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