Queensland Blue Couch Information
Scientific Name: Digitaria didactyla
Common Name: Queensland Blue Couch
History of Queensland Blue Couch
Queensland Blue Couch is not a couch, nor is it native to Queensland. It was naturalised in Queensland from Mascarene Island and Madagascar in the early 1800’s.
Looking similar to a couch it is referred to as Queensland Blue Couch due to its popularity and exceptional performance in Queensland but it can be found thriving in areas from Sydney to Cairns!
It is a popular choice for domestic and commercial lawns and is often utilised for parks, schools and sports fields.
Appearance
With fine, soft leaves Queensland Blue Couch has a beautiful blue/green appearance and provides a lush coverage, highly suited to family lawns.
It produces minimal seed heads, and thus less mowing, making it easy to maintain domestically and commercially.
Features
- low allergenic, ideal for kids and pets
- lush, blue/green fine leaves
- few seed heads and slow growing habit – less mowing and maintenance
- low fertility requirement
- grows on many soil types
- highly suited to coastal conditions
- moderate salt tolerance
- drought tolerant – recovers quickly after dry weather
- tolerant to moderate waterlogging
- full to half sun
- runs via stolons (runners above the ground) not rhizomes like a green couch (runners under the ground) so much easier to keep out of garden beds
