St. Agustine going to seed

tommygo – posted 25 May 2003 11:11

Can you pluck the seed that grows on blades of st agustine grass in central Texas and plant it??

wdrake – posted 25 May 2003 15:09

yes! Will it grow? Maybe!

Will-PCB – posted 25 May 2003 22:58

No, St. Augustine’s seeds are sterile. St. Augustine propigates via it’s stolon. You can sprig it, plug it, or sod it. You cannot seed it.

wdrake – posted 26 May 2003 07:30

St. Augustine’s seeds are always sterile?I didn’t know that! I thought there were a few cultivars of “common” St Augustine found in Texas that were fertile!

Will-PCB – posted 26 May 2003 09:48

Drake, you could be right, but none that I have ever heard of. A St. Augustine seed would be nice though as I stare at my newly filled back yard in all of its 600+ square foot glory just waiting to be sodded. LoL!

seed – posted 26 May 2003 17:42

Most of the dwarf varieties such as Seville produce abundant viable seed; Floratam is sterile except rarely.

Phil