![]() This hardy grass has a high tolerance for soils. References: Miami-Dade County Landscape Manual (2005).Ĭomments: It can be mowed and is being used as a lawn grass in coastal areas. Seashore paspalum is a turfgrass that is well-suited to coastal regions affected by salt and moisture. Horticultural Notes: Can be grown from seed and division. Salt Wind Tolerance: Pioneer grows in unconsolidated substrate in direct salt wind and spray.ĭrought Tolerance: Low requires moist to wet soils and is intolerant of long periods of drought.įlower Color: Green inflorescence turning brown.įruit: Inconspicuous light brown caryopsis. Salt Water Tolerance: High tolerates flooding by salt water. Nutritional Requirements: Low it grows in nutrient poor soils. Soils: Wet to moist, well-drained to inundated sandy, limestone, or organic soils. Habitats: Wet to moist coastal areas, occasionally inland. If you detect an insect infestation you will need to spray your seashore paspalum with an insecticide. Map of ZIP codes with habitat recommendations from the Monroe County Keys north to Martin and Charlotte counties. Kris Braman Professor of Entomology The University of Georgia There are several types of insects that seem to like paspalum in particular, and left untreated, can cause significant damage. Map of suggested ZIP codes from South Florida north to southern Brevard, Osceola, Polk, and Pasco counties. ![]() Map of select IRC data from peninsular Florida. Southeastern United States west to Texas and south mostly along the Florida coasts to the Monroe County Keys West Indies, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Old World. Spreading and forming large open or dense patches. ![]() Description: Small creeping herbaceous grass.ĭimensions: Typically 6-12 inches in height to 2 feet in flower.
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