Do You Know About the Fine Sapphire Buffalo Grass

Sapphire Buffalo grass is popular for its amazingly fine texture. If you are looking for buffalo grass for your lawn, however you don’t like coarse leaf, so you should check out sapphire buffalo (soft leaf) would be an ideal choice. Some other kinds of buffalo grass have a coarser texture than soft leaf type. People prefer it over others also because of the fresh looking winter colour in many places of Australia such as Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide and Perth, to be mentioned when fertilized in the month of April. The colour turns to dormant in the cold regions (Canberra), nevertheless the colour doesn’t change for more varieties.

Background of sapphire buffalo

Soft leaf sapphire is a breed of SIR Walter Turf, where Stenotaphrum secundatum is the cultivar name and genus of the species. And, it is commonly known as B12 which is also the variety name of this kind. The brand name is given sapphire, known for its excellent softness. The grass grows in less time on the ground, and provides instant recover too from wear. The root structure is also deep enough which allows quick growth. When you keep sapphire grass in your lawn, you will surely make your neighbours envy of you.
Let us quickly check some specifications-

•    Excellent drought tolerance
•    Can be used in residential lawns and commercial as well
•    Cold, heat and shade tolerance
•    Height is 35 to 45 mm during sunny climate, 50 mm to 60 mm during shade.