Your New Next-Gen Hybrid Buffalo Lawn
After six years of trials across Australia and the US, LSA is proud to introduce Stampede Hybrid Buffalo, the next generation of buffalo grass for Australian lawns.
Supply of this exciting new buffalo grass will be available throughout spring 2026 in NSW & QLD, summer 2026/2027 for VIC & SA, and 2028 in WA.
Stampede® Hybrid Buffalo is the next evolution in premium buffalo turf, developed to deliver improved resilience, drought tolerance and reliability in Australian conditions. Through advanced hybrid breeding, Stampede brings together proven genetics and next-generation performance to deliver outstanding results year-round.
Stampede has improved winter performance and colour retention, allowing it to hold its appearance longer through cooler months compared to traditional buffalo types. Stampede delivers strong establishment, vigorous growth and excellent recovery, enabling it to handle wear, repair quickly and establish with confidence after installation. The result is a robust, high-performing buffalo lawn built to thrive year-round.
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is the only experimental hybrid buffalo grass line to have undergone extensive field testing under Australian conditions prior to commercial release.
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Why Choose Stampede Hybrid Buffalo?
Drawing on the best traits of elite buffalo genetics, Stampede offers improved disease resistance and reduced thatch, helping it stay healthier and looking better for longer, even under challenging conditions. This makes it a smart choice for both residential and commercial areas where superior performance is essential.
- Dark green natural colour
- Improved winter colour and colour retention
- Strong establishment and excellent wear tolerance and recovery
- Superior quality during drought conditions
- Improved disease resistance
- Superior genetics – hybrid buffalo technology
Why is Stampede Hybrid Buffalo superior to other newly released hybrid buffalo turf varieties in Australia?
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo stands out as the premium, field-proven choice in Australia because it is backed by genuine local environmental testing, whereas many other newly released alternative hybrid buffalo grasses are selected based purely on overseas data with zero local trial history. While competitor cultivars are often planted straight into open commercial production paddocks without prior validation, Stampede was subjected to a rigorous, multi-year Australian network trial program. Furthermore, it was systematically multiplied within secure propagation facilities under the Australian Genetic Assurance Program (AusGAP). This extensive domestic vetting ensures that Stampede’s modern 2016 genetics including its elite disease immunity, rapid self-repair, and superior winter colour retention are fully adapted and optimised for local Australian soil types and climate conditions.
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo Trials in Australia
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is an interploid hybrid St. Augustinegrass (buffalograss; Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze). To create the variety, researchers used embryo rescue technology to carry out controlled pairwise crosses between a polyploid buffalograss (chromosome number: 2n = 2x = 30) and a diploid buffalograss (chromosome number: 2n = 2x = 18).
During trials, while cultivar performance varied across different sites, one consistently outperformed the rest, excelling in all key areas. In particular, Stampede Hybrid proved to be the best-performing cultivar during winter in some very cold and harsh environments. As a result, its performance became a crucial factor in its selection by many turf producers. Remarkably, Stampede showed no signs of disease during the humid summer, while disease affected most other buffalo cultivars. Additionally, it delivered an impressive appearance and excellent harvest quality.
Overall, Stampede’s consistent ranking across diverse environments, coupled with its unique pre-release validation in Australia, demonstrates that it is both high-performing and broadly adapted. Furthermore, as water availability and environmental constraints continue to shape turf management practices, Stampede provides a data-driven turf selection that maintains quality under increasingly challenging conditions.
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Stampede Hybrid Buffalo Availability and Stock Expansion in Australia
The next step in releasing this new grass to the market has involved stock expansion. Initially, when a new variety enters Australia through quarantine, we receive only a few runners of plant material to expand from for testing.
This year, LSA has set up propagation facilities for planting stock. LSA will supply this stock to foundation farms for expansion. This process will ensure members receive supply for production. LSA expanded all material supplied to members from the few pieces of trial stock that entered quarantine in 2022.
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is an AusGAP Certified turf variety.
LSA engaged the services of the Australian Genetic Assurance Program (AusGAP) to monitor and enact protocols to ensure the purity of this variety every step of the way. As you can imagine, the process of creating supply for a new grass variety is slow and tedious. However, it is essential to ensure genetic purity. This step ensures the grass performs consistently as it has throughout trials.
More information about this exciting new variety can be read here.
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is expanding its availability across Australia, with supply now available in NSW and QLD, VIC and SA from summer 2026/27, and WA from 2028.
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