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Pemba Grass/St. Augustin Grass/Buffalo Grass
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Nairobi • Muthaiga
Old Kiambu Road, Muthaiga. Next to karura health center.
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• Mon - Sun, 07:00-18:00
Pemba grass stenotaphrum secundatum is also known as buffalo grass and st. augustine grass. it is a warm season grass that is light to dark green grass with broad and flat leaf blades or another type has variagations on the leaf blades.
in kenya, this grass grows best at the coast and in ukambani.
pemba grasss (buffalo or st. augustine grass) spreads by stolons. these are the above ground runners. leaves and roots grow at the nodes of these stolons.
pemba grass has excellent shade tolerance shade tolerance as long as it is growing in a warm climate.
pemba grass forms a very thick sod. this enables it to completely out-crowd weeds.
this grass can grow very aggressively. it therefore requires frequent mowing to keep it spreading, to control weeds and to keep it looking nice.
in east africa, pemba grass ought to be grown in coastal areas and hot areas where water is unavailable. the grass will grow in the shade in these areas.
pemba grass has poor cold tolerance.
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