Buffalo
Stenotaphrum secundatumA broad-leafed, warm-season grass that spreads by thick surface runners. It copes with some shade better than couch or kikuyu, but is sensitive to some herbicides.
Lawn Library
Grass types
The main warm-season grasses grown in Australian home lawns: how to recognise each one, where it grows well, and how to look after it.
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Cynodon dactylonA fine-leafed warm-season grass that makes a dense, hard-wearing lawn in full sun and can be mown short. It spreads above and below ground, and thins out in shade.
Kikuyu
Cenchrus clandestinusA vigorous, hard-wearing warm-season grass that spreads fast by runners above and below ground. Great for heavy use in full sun; it needs edging to keep it out of garden beds.
Zoysia
Zoysia speciesA slow-growing, dense warm-season grass with stiff leaves. It needs less mowing than other warm-season grasses, but also recovers from damage more slowly.