Kikuyu
Pennisetum clandestinum / Cenchrus clandestinus
The ‘Go-to’ Grass for Radiant Gardens. The solution for full sun gardens and sports fields
Kikuyu lawns continue to be the favoured option for domestic lawns exposed to full sun. This dense growing creeping grass is soft to the touch and a delight to the eyes thanks to its bright green colour and uniformity. Its adaptability and high stress tolerance make it an ideal choice as an easy-to-maintain grass for homeowners and sports field managers needing a lawn that can tolerate high traffic.
Features
Quality & Performance
- Forms a dense, vigorous lawn
- Bright green colour
- Medium leaf texture
- Stoloniferous and rhizomatous creeping grass
- Fast establishment
Blends well with other species, such as LM Grass and Shade-Over®
Sustainability
- High heat tolerance
- Good submersion tolerance
- Widely adaptable grass
- Excellent waterwise option, with high reclaimed water tolerance
- Requires high light intensity – ideal for full sun areas
- Excellent option for bank stabilisation and erosion protection
Applications
- Strong, dense, upright blade growth good for fairways and sports fields
- Ideal for domestic lawns and parks with high traffic
- Produces excellent leaf blade uniformity and basal coverage
- Strong durability, wear tolerance and recuperative capacity
- Although frost sensitive, its colour loss in winter is less than other warm season grasses
Selection criteria
Suggested usage
- Sports fields – particularly soccer and rugby pitches
- Golf courses – including tee boxes, fairways and roughs
- Full sun lawns, embankments and parks.
Light exposure
full-sun, semi-shade
Water requirements
Performs best when regularly irrigated but will tolerate dry periods.
Sowing times
- Frost free areas: Winter, Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Frost areas: Spring, Summer
Establishment period
Initial emergence
7 – 10 days
Lawn establishment
40 days
Note
These are general guideline timeframes, and may vary depending on specific conditions
