Paspalum wettsteinii Seeds | Wettstein Paspalum
LATIN NAME: Paspalum wettsteinii
COMMON NAME: Wettstein Paspalum
Plant Profile
Wettstein Paspalum (Paspalum wettsteinii) is a grass. Sturdy, creeping rootstock holds soil, flowering stems rise above leaves through summer, and seed heads keep their clean, open shape well into the autumn. It is one of useful grasses of damp, open ground, drawing eye with fine, airy texture and giving pasture and bank a steady, forgiving cover. It is hard to name another plant that gives this much for this little trouble.
Science & Biotechnology
Paspalum wettsteinii sits in the Paspalum group, a group that keeps botanists, horticulturists and plant breeders busy with questions of classification, adaptation and ornamental potential. Agronomists in warm regions treat paspalums as quiet workhorses of pasture, and the Wettstein species keeps its place in their trials. Modern propagation practice has made this species straightforward to raise by ordinary good methods.
Uses & Benefits
Gardeners value Wettstein Paspalum for its ornamental character, and the plant also fits naturally into herb, vegetable and cutting gardens. On land, this grass pulls its weight in several ways at once. Dense roots filter runoff and hold banks of ditches and verges, seed heads feed finches and sparrows through late summer, and grazing stock take it readily alongside the legumes. Gardeners use clumps for natural, meadow-style plantings, where soft texture and forgiving nature make it one of easier warm-season grasses to live with. Once settled, it thrives on neglect more than on fussing.
Paspalum grasses are salt-tolerant turf and forage of warm coasts, valued for holding sandy ground.
Growing from Seed
Wettstein Paspalum is one of those generous plants that come along well from seed. Sow on the surface of a gritty, well-drained mix, cover lightly with fine compost, and maintain gentle, even moisture in a sunny position. Transplant the sturdiest seedlings to their permanent spots and let them develop without disturbance.
Our Take
Wettstein Paspalum repays a little patience at sowing time with plenty of garden presence later.
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