Windsor Green Couch Grass

Windsor Green Couch has a very fine leaf and dense growth, giving tough wearing ability to high-traffic areas.

This variety may discolour depending on frost frequency during the colder months.

The thick root structure makes Windsor Green Couch more resistant to weeds and disease.

Best used on Sporting Fields, Parks, and Golf Courses. If maintained regularly, Windsor Green Couch makes a soft, dense mat suitable for residential areas.

Product Information


Texture:	Medium to fine.
Description:	Regarded as a semi-dwarf variety that can be managed at low mowing heights. Dark green. Leaf width 2.0-2.8 mm, long leaves (averaging 75 mm). Stolons average 1 mm thick, with rhizomes 1.2 mm thick. The shoot emergence angle is 19° from the horizontal. High shoot density and horizontal growth habit give a flat, firm and dense surface. Rapid lateral extension growth.
Use:	Lawns (residential/commercial/industrial), streetscapes, sports grounds, golf fairways, parkland, and soil stabilisation. Has been mown low (particularly in New South Wales, Australia) for use on tennis courts and cricket-wickets.
Mowing height:	It may be mown with a rotary mower but performs best when a cylinder mower is used. Inclined to form a heavy thatch layer. May scalp if not regularly mowed.
Lawn use:	Summer: 10-12 mm; winter: 15-18 mm; bowling and golf greens 5 mm.
Method of propagation:	Vegetative rolls, sprigging of stolons.
Preferred soil types:	Best on sandy loams, pH 5.0 to 7.5 preferred.
Comments:	Medium maintenance, with only moderate inputs of water, fertiliser and mowing needed for an acceptable surface. It can produce high levels of seed heads under low fertility conditions. Seed head production is low when well-fertilised. Seed heads produce no pollen, making them suitable grass for asthmatics, with repeated multiplication.
Heat:	Excellent. The preferred temperature range is 20-35°C.
Cold:	Winter colour is poor. Enters an early winter dormancy but holds colour in warmer climates. Browns under frosty conditions.
Shade:	Poor. Requires full sun.
Drought:	Moderate to high drought tolerance. Develops a deep fibrous root system. Recovers rapidly after water deprivation.