Lower Water Needs
Established plants can maintain turf with less supplemental water than many lawn grasses.Established turf can need less supplemental water.
Buffalograss Seeds
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Growing Level
Easy to Grow
Germination
High Germination
Garden Use
Lawns
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About This Variety
Meet This Variety
Buffalograss (Bouteloua dactyloides) is a low-growing, warm-season perennial turfgrass that spreads by stolons. Once established in a sunny site, it is valued for heat and drought tolerance and relatively modest mowing needs.
Prepare a firm, weed-free seedbed in full sun and well-drained soil. Sow according to the packet rate, press seed into close soil contact, and keep the upper soil consistently moist until seedlings are rooted and spreading.
A low-growing warm-season perennial turfgrass suited to sunny lawns where heat tolerance and modest maintenance are priorities.
Growing at a Glance
Botanical Name
Bouteloua dactyloides
Life Cycle
Perennial
Sun Requirement
Full Sun
Water Needs
Low Once Established
Soil Preference
Well-drained loam to clay loam
Why Gardeners Love It
Spreading Turf Habit
Aboveground stolons root as they spread and gradually knit plants into a lawn.Rooting stolons gradually knit plants into a lawn.
Fine Lawn Texture
Narrow foliage creates a low, fine-textured surface during active warm-season growth.Fine foliage forms a low warm-season lawn surface.
Best Growing Conditions
- Sun Exposure
- Full Sun
- Moisture Needs
- Low Once Established
- Soil Preference
- Well-drained loam to clay loam
How to Grow
Prepare
Remove weeds and create a firm, level seedbed in a location receiving full sun.
Remove weeds and prepare a firm seedbed in full sun.
Sow
Distribute seed at the packet rate and press it into firm contact with the soil.
Sow at the packet rate and press into the soil.
Water
Keep the seedbed evenly moist without saturation until seedlings are established.
Keep evenly moist, not saturated, during establishment.
Protect
Limit heavy traffic and weed competition while young stolons begin to spread.
Limit traffic and weeds while young stolons spread.
Maintain
After establishment, mow as needed and avoid excessive water or fertilizer.
Mow as needed and avoid excessive water or fertilizer.
Garden Uses
Lawns
Ground Cover
Erosion Control
Naturalized Plantings
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