Whittet

Whittet | Kikuyu

A medium-textured, light green, warm-season grass that spreads by vigorous rhizomes and stolons. Kikuyu grass forms a tough, dense, springy turf under close mowing. Adapted to moist, medium-textured soils of high fertility.

  • Winter dormant

  • High N requirement

  • High water requirement

  • Tolerance against diseases

  • No shade tolerance

Packshot General

What to use where:

  • Sports fields (Rugby / Soccer)
  • Recreational areas
  • Horse race tracks 

Kikuyu
A medium-textured, light green, warm-season grass that spreads by vigorous rhizomes and stolons. Kikuyu grass forms a tough, dense, springy turf under close mowing. Adapted to moist, medium-textured soils of high fertility. It is well adapted to high elevations, however, in the warm damp tropical lowland it becomes severely diseased and does not persist. 

Specifications
Name Value
Seeding rate 6-7g / m²

Whittet | Kikuyu