Couch is one of the easiest turf species to grow but like many spreading grasses it can be very invasive. Best in sunny locations, it produces vigorous runners over warmer months and has good tolerance to drought once established. In cooler climates Couch will often die back over winter but recover once the warmer weather begins.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- High
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Grass and Groundcover
- Root size
- Less than 2.5m (safe)
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Central Highlands Garden, Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- None
- Colours
- Green
- Gardens
- Backyard, Nature strip, Hardy