Buchloe dactyloides 'Legacy®'Buffalo Grass

Flat of 70 Plugs

Item # 27050
1 to 3 flats $44.95
4 to 12 flats $42.95
13 to 24 flats $40.95
25 or more $38.95
Green Thumb Award Winner

Buchloe dactyloides Legacy®

Legacy® Buffalo Grass

Quick Facts :: Growing Tips

Full and Afternoon Sun Xeric  Legend

Description:

4-6” high (cutting propagated). Green Thumb Award winner 2001. Legacy® is a new premium-quality turf variety of buffalo grass that represents a significant improvement over traditional seed-grown strains. Developed by University of Nebraska agronomists, Legacy® was selected to duplicate the lush green look of traditional bluegrass turf while retaining the outstanding hardiness and xeric character that is expected from buffalo grass. Propagated from cuttings, this essentially pollen-free buffalo grass is exceptionally robust, spreading quickly with vigorous runners to form a dense, inviting, deep green lawn that withstands heavy foot traffic, pests and diseases.

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Buffalo grass grows easily in a wide range of soil types and actually prefers heavy clay. It requires minimal mowing, little or no fertilization (depending on soil type) and forms a tight, highly weed-resistant ground cover. This is a warm season grower best adapted to low rainfall regions that receive 10” to 30” of annual precipitation at elevations below 6,500 to 7000 ft. This grass typically uses 45 to 75% less water than Kentucky bluegrass, needing only 2” of water per month to stay green during the heat of summer! While all buffalo grass turns a soft beige color when dormant in late fall through mid-spring, Legacy® was developed to green up earlier in the spring and hold its green color longer into the fall than any other variety.

Legacy® is a very quick grower. Using our jumbo plugs you can expect to cover an area planted on 12” x 12” centers in about 3 months, or in only 2 months when planted on 6” x 6” centers (depending on your growing conditions). You can plant our plugs beginning in late spring right through the summer and into the early fall. Plugging a buffalo grass lawn will save up to two-thirds of the cost of buffalo grass sod.

Remember that buffalo grass is not suited to the following conditions:

  1. More than a half day of shade
  2. Very sandy soils (Blue Grama Grass is better)
  3. Elevations greater than 6,500 to 7,000 ft. with short, cool summers. (In these areas, cool season grasses are the best. Consult your County’s Agricultural Extension Agent to determine the native grasses recommended for your area or try our ‘Low Work and Water’ Dwarf Fescue Seed Mix).

Our Legacy® buffalo grass plugs are sold as a flat of 70 jumbo plugs (grown in a 72-plug tray that allows for 1 or 2 empty plugs). One flat of 70 plugs spaced 12” x 12” apart covers 70 sq. ft. Spaced 6” x 6” one flat covers 17.5 sq. ft. A detailed planting and maintenance instruction sheet is provided with each order. Zones 3-9

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Grass Plugs 		A planting of Legacy buffalo grass at the Denver Botanic Garden's Centenial Park near downtown Denver. A low water, low maintenance way to green up even the most formal landscape plantings.
Legacy buffalo grass at Denver Botanic Garden's Centenial Park. A low water, low maintenance way to green up even the most formal landscape plantings. 		   
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QUICK FACTS
USDA Growing Zones 3 - 9
Regions USA
Rain 10in - 20in, 20in - 30in, 30in - 40in (with care)
Sun Full and Afternoon Sun
Soil Average Garden Soil, Clay Soil
Moisture Xeric
Height Small - up to 12in.
GROWING TIPS

Read about our quick and easy ‘drill and fill’ planting system to establish new buffalo grass plugs right through an existing bluegrass or fescue lawn after the original lawn has been killed off.