Shademaster Turf is a coarse-textured buffalograss that has good shade tolerance, but possesses poor colour retention in winter. The foliage develops a purple tinge under cold conditions in the southern states.
These new ‘soft leaf’ Buffalo lawns are also distinctly greener in colour, self-repairing with a growing nature that is less invasive to garden edging compared to Couch or Kikuyu grasses. Buffalo grasses all respond and grow well in sandy, lightly salty, or alkaline soils and their thick growth habit means they out-compete weeds.
Soft Leaf Buffalo grasses are the most shade tolerant warm season lawn types in Australia due to their broadleaf which captures more sunlight.
Shade tolerance Good
Wear tolerance Poor
Cold tolerance Moderate
Heat tolerance Moderate
Salinity tolerance Poor
Water requirement Moderate
Fertiliser requirement Moderate
Mowing frequency High
