Cenchrus setaceus
Fountain Grass
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Cenchrus setaceus, commonly known as crimson fountaingrass, is a C4 perennial bunch grass that is native to open, scrubby habitats in East Africa, tropical Africa, the Middle East and south-western Asia. It has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant, and has become an invasive species in some of them. It is drought-tolerant, grows fast, reaches 3 feet in height, and has many purple, plumose flower spikes.
Read more on Wikipedia →Only 14 phenology-annotated observations exist for this species in Hawaiʻi — too few to describe a season. No window is inferred.
Controlling Cenchrus setaceus
Best reported: foliar with 2% Round-up, 98% water — one report from OISC.
5.0foliar2% Round-up, 98% waterGlyphosateG9
- 5successful. Recommended method · OISC · observed · 2018-04-24
applied on the ground
5.0foliar1.5% Round Up Pro Max, 98% Water, 0.5% Turf traxGlyphosateG9
- 5successful. Recommended method · OISC · 2018-02-05
applied on the ground and aerially
5.0aerial ball sprayer2% Round-up, 98% waterGlyphosateG9
- 5successful. Recommended method · OANRP · observed · 2015-02-23
Applied from air, has been very effective.
4.0foliar2% Round-up, 0.5-1% IMZ, 1-3% ammonium sulfateGlyphosateG9ImazapyrG2
- 4more than moderate satisfaction · BINARS · observed · 2015-03-05
Used in Manuka NAR with Solo backpack sprayer, 100 gl Pac-Tank with high success. and doing arial boom trials since 10/2013
2.0aerial boom spray2% Round-up, 0.5-1% IMZ, 1-3% ammonium sulfateGlyphosateG9ImazapyrG2
- 2minimal satisfaction · BINARS · observed · 2015-03-05
Been doing trials since 10/2013. Mix worked well in ground applications, but not so well for boom spraying.
Ratings are the reporting organisation’s own, on a 5-point scale. Always follow the product label — the label is the law. See these 5 rows in the full table
