Axonopus Compressus
Tropical Carpet Grass
Axonopus Compressus is a tough, stoloniferous grass with flowering stems that can be up to 45cm tall. It forms a dense mat that seldom reaches a height of more than 15cm. It is often used as a permanent pasture, groundcover, and turf in moist, low fertility soils. It responds well to cutting. It is often used as a lawn, makes a good ground cover under trees, particularly in shaded situations.
Contributed by @paulav
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Full sun to partial shade
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Occasional watering
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A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Light and free draining
Common name
Tropical Carpet Grass
Latin name
Axonopus Compressus
type
Grass
family
Poaceae
ph
5.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
A little frost hardy: 32F (0°C)
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Soil
Light and free draining
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Water
Occasional watering
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
0.05 M
0.45 M
Axonopus Compressus
Axonopus Compressus is a tough, stoloniferous grass with flowering stems that can be up to 45cm tall. It forms a dense mat that seldom reaches a height of more than 15cm. It is often used as a permanent pasture, groundcover, and turf in moist, low fertility soils. It responds well to cutting. It is often used as a lawn, makes a good ground cover under trees, particularly in shaded situations.
Propagation
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Axonopus Compressus is most usually propagated by seed or by division of the rhizomes. It lends itself to turf planting.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Spring
Best planted by laying turves of seed grown grass. Beds should be well prepared and finished in a sandy substrate above moist but light and well drained soil. Suitable for a sunny site but especially tolerant of shade.
paulav