ORNAMENTAL HORTICULTURE (2+1)

The common grass species used for lawn making

The following table gives details of the common grass species used for lawn making.

S.No	Botanical Name	Common name	Texture	Suitable location
1	Cynodon dactylon	Hariyali (or) Doob grass	Medium	Suitable for open sunny locations; drought; tolerant
2	Stenotaphrum secundatum	St. Augustine grass	Coarse	Suitable for shady situations; requires frequent watering
3	Sporobolus tremulus	Chain grass	Fine	Suitable for saline soils and open sunny locations
4	Poa pratensis	Blue grass	Medium	Suitable for acid soils and suitable for higher elevations
5	Pennisetum clandestinum	Kikiyu grass	Rough	Grow well in acids soils, suitable for higher elevations.
6	Zoysia japonica	Japan grass	Coarse	Can grow well in poor sandy soil; open sunny situations
7	Z. matrella	Manila grass	Medium	Suitable for open sunny situations
8	Z. tenuifolia	Korean grass or velvet grass or carpet grass	Fine	Suitable for open sunny situations
9	Cynodon sp.	Bermuda grass (or) Hyderabad grass	Fine	Suitable for open sunny situations
10	Cynodon sp.	Dwarf Bermuda	Medium	Suitable for open sunny situations
11	Festuca sp.	Fescue grass	Coarse	Shade tolerant, survive on inferior soils
12	Paspalum vaginatum	Paspalum grass	Medium	Suitable for open sunny situations

Based on climatic requirements, lawn grasses are classified as detailed below

(a) Cool season grasses




S.No.	Common Name	Botanical Name
1	Alkali grass	Puccinnellia distans
2	Annual bluegrass	Poa annua
3	Canada bluegrass	Poa compressa
4	Chewing fescue / creeping red fescue	Fescuta rubra
5	Creeping bentgrass	Agrostis palustris
6	Colonial bentgrass	Agrostis tenuis
7	Crested wheatgrass	Agropyron cristatum
8	Ryegrass	Lolium sp.
9	Kentucky bluegrass	Poa pratensis
10	Red top	Agrostis alba
11	Timothy	Phleum pratense
12	Velvet bentgrass	Agrostis canina



(b) Warm season grasses




S.No.	Common Name	Botanical Name
1	Bahia grass	Paspalum notatum
2	Beach grasses	Ammophila sp.
3	Bermuda grass	Cynodon dactylon
4	Buffalo grass	Buchloe dactyloides
5	Carpet grass	Axonopus affinis
6	Centipede grass	Eremochloa ophiuroides
7	Grama grass	Bouteloua spp.
8	Japanese lawn grass	Zoysia japonica
9	Manila grass	Zoysia matrella
10	Orchard grass	Dactylis glomerata
11	Rhodes grass	Chloris gayana
12	Smooth brome grass	Bromus inermis
13	St. Augustine grass	Stenotaphrum secundatum