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Wilman  Lovegrass

● Excellent drought tolerance
● Provides quality forage and or hay for all classes of livestock
● The dense foliage provides nesting and cover sites for game birds.
● Excellent Choice for deep doughty sandy soils

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Life Cycle: Perennial
Introduced/ Native: Introduced
Growth Habit:Bunch Grass
Plant Height: 36-40 inches

Description:

Wilman Lovegrass is an introduced species from South Africa. The plants grow 2 to 4 feet tall with many slender leaves that grow from the base of the plant. This grass provides quality forage for livestock and good cover for game birds.

The most limiting factor associated with this grass is that it lacks cold tolerance, which limits it area of adaptation. This grass thrives best on medium-textured, deep soils especially sandy, low or depleted organic soils. It is suitable to plant for forage or hay and for soil stabilization. It can be planted in seed mixtures with other improved or native grasses, or as a mono-culture for hay or grazing.

Planting INformation:

Planting Rate 
   Drill/Row
1 1/2-2 pls Lbs/acre
   Broadcast:
2-3 pls  lbs/ acre
Planting Depth:
 1/4 inch
Perfered Soil Type:
Sandy -Clay Loam
Perfered Soil pH
5.5 +
Rainfall Requirments
16 +inches

Characteristics & Ratings

Yield Potenital
7
Palatability
7
Digestibility
7
Seedling Vigor
8
Recovery After Cutting
9
Plant Uniformity
10

Ratings: 1= Poor   10 = Excellent

Crop Use

Hay
8
Continuous Grazing
5
Rotational Grazing
10
Cattle
8
Horses
6
Sheep & Goats
10
Deer
3
Turkey
3
Quail
4
Dove
2

Ratings: 1= Poor   10 = Excellent