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Poaceae
Hilo grass
Paspalum conjugatum
Also known as Paspalum africanum, Buffalo grass, Paspalum dolichopus, Paspalum conjugatum f. tristachyum
Tropical Plants · Native Plants · Tropical · Grass · Fast · Growing · Ground · Cover · Humid · Pasture · Forage · Hawaii
Hilo grass is a fast-growing tropical pasture grass that thrives in warm, humid conditions with regular watering. It tolerates partial shade well and establishes quickly in suitable climates. This grass is primarily used for ground cover in tropical landscapes or as forage.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water regularly to maintain moist soil · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
Hardiness
USDA 5a-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 18 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 8 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Alabama, Andaman Is., Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Ascension, Assam, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bismarck Archipelago, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central
- Attracts
- Birds
Sources: trefle, usda
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