Queensland Blue is a long-standing favourite across many parts of Australia, known for its overall excellent quality and suitability as a home lawn.
This variety thrives in warm, humid conditions, is low-invasive, retains a vibrant green colour for most of the year, and requires minimal mowing and maintenance.
While its leaf shape and blade width are similar to Zoysia, Queensland Blue features a distinct blue-green hue that sets it apart.
Interestingly, despite its name, Queensland Blue Couch is neither from Queensland nor a true Couch grass—it’s an entirely different species with no botanical relation to Couch.
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100% PURE QLD BLUE COUCH LAWN SEED* - NOT A BLEND!
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IMPORTANT NOTE: CURRENT SEED IN STOCK IS NON-COATED SEED, WHICH PROVIDES BETTER VALUE THAN COATED.
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Queensland Blue Couch is a lush, soft blue-green couch that mows to a beautiful carpet. Ideal for temperate and sub-tropical areas. Sow from late September to late February. Sow only when the soil temperature is consistently over 21 degrees. The soil temperature may differ from the local air temperature. 100g sows 10 sq. metres.
Application Rates:
First Sow (for uncoated seed) = 10g to 20g per square metre of soil.
First Sow (for coated seed) = 20g per square metre of soil.
Oversow (for uncoated seed) = 5g to 10g per square metre of existing lawn with reasonable coverage.
Oversow (for coated seed) = 10g per square metre of soil.
Note: Application rates are estimates; other factors may alter the amount of seed required. These sow rates were provided by our supplier, with years of experience in seed growing.
About QLD Blue Couch:
Queensland Blue Couch is a soft, fine-leaf grass with a blue-green colour that has been grown in Southeast Queensland yards for many years. It thrives in hot sunny conditions but is not suitable for shaded or high-traffic areas. Queensland Blue Couch is low-growing and does not thatch like some other grass varieties. After extended periods of dry weather, it will recover quickly following watering or rainfall. With some regular maintenance, Qld Blue Couch will provide a lush, attractive lawn.
Planting a Beautiful Lawn:
Ideal Sowing Time: Sow only when the soil temperature is consistently over 21 degrees. Sow from late September to late February.
Step 1: Loosen soil to a depth of 8cm. Work the top 2cm of soil to a fine, smooth texture (a load of sandy-loam topsoil will help). On hard clay soils, apply some Gypsum.
Step 2: Check soil acidity—pH 6-7 is ideal. Adjust acid soils with some Lime.
Hand Hint: After soil preparation, leave the area for about 2 weeks, when weeds begin to germinate. Watering will help initiate weed germination. Then spray the entire area with a glyphosate weedkiller. Once weeds have died off, go to the next step. This helps create a weed-free lawn.
Step 3: Rake Lawn Planting Fertiliser into the soil. Spread Queensland Blue Couch Lawn Seed thinly and evenly at a rate of 10g per square metre. Rake lightly into the surface and firm down or tread seed into the surface.
Step 4: Water with a fine spray and keep the lawn damp until it is established. Lawns sown in late Spring or Summer need frequent watering during the first summer.
Step 5: Mow when the grass is about 8cm high, removing only the top 3cm.
Important Notes:
- We bulk purchase this seed and re-package it in clear bags.
- If multiple items are purchased, they will be put together into a single bag.
- This item is online only. If you would like to purchase this item in-store, please request it via email before arrival.
* This product may have tiny amounts of other non-QLD Blue Couch seeds that have got into the seed accidentally during production.
Disclaimer: Please be sure to plant this seed only during the correct temperature range, or it may fail. We now personally grow and test every batch of QLD blue couch seed we receive from our supplier; therefore, we no longer refund or replace seed that does not grow. Since 99% of our customers and our own testing have shown that our seed is good, it's unfair that we should be responsible for the rare few whose seed doesn't grow due to gardening errors, acts of nature, or other factors beyond our control.
Questions & Answers:
Q. Is there a use-by date on the Queensland blue couch lawn seed? I won't be seeding until December (it's now March)
A. We have been told by the supplier that this seed has a shelf life of over 2 years at least, so there is no problem with waiting a few months before planting.
Q. Can you please advise the most appropriate fertiliser for QLD Blue Couch grass?
A. We would recommend either Troforte Fert O Lawn or Grassmaster Lawn fertiliser as an excellent fertiliser for this type of lawn.
Q. Can you please advise how much QLD blue couch lawn seed I would require to oversow 250 square metres of established green/blue couch lawn?
A. If your current lawn has reasonable coverage, I would suggest about 1kg of seed to cover 250 sq metres (from the supplier 26/8/14)
Q. Do you have a store or outlet in Brisbane?
A. We only have one store located in Sydney, but we can freight quite economically all around Australia. Please call in advance before arriving in-store, as this item is usually kept at our warehouse and needs to be transferred for pickup. Click here for our address details.
Q. Would QLD blue couch seed be suitable for my property that's predominantly sand with about 50% of it lacking substantially in organic matter?
A. Yes, this grass seed is ideal for sandy soils and also requires near full sun and does not like shaded areas. See above for more information to ensure your area meets all the conditions for good growth.
Q. What is the botanical name of this QLD Blue Couch Seed?
A. Currently, the seed we are stocking is called Digitaria Didactyla (8/7/17)
Q. Where is this seed produced?
A. This seed is produced in Queensland, Australia.
Q. I have an established green couch lawn, and was wondering if it's possible to overseed with blue couch seed and have it dominate the green couch? If so, what rate would I go with for your blue couch seed?
A. I got this reply from our supplier: "Apparently, the Qld Blue couch will dominate the regular couch. But the sow rate comes down to how well the current couch is doing, and I've been told your client would still have to sow quite heavily to make the Qld blue dominate. Probably around the same rate as they suggest for bare dirt. Around 1kg per 100m2"