Why Choose Kurapia?
Dramatically less water than grass, proven again and again
Kurapia is a low, dense, walkable groundcover that replaces thirsty lawns, fills in from plugs in a few months, and keeps looking good with far less water and mowing.
Trial results: Kurapia New White and Kurapia Pink at the UC Landscape Plant Irrigation Trials.
What you get
Cut your water bill
Kurapia uses dramatically less water than grass, proven consistently in UC trials and in customer yards. Deep roots let established plantings go long stretches between waterings.
Handles salt and reclaimed water
Highly salt tolerant, so it does well with reclaimed water, near the coast, and next to chlorine or saltwater pools.
Mow once a month
Mow monthly to keep it low and tight, or skip mowing and let it bloom. It regenerates itself, so there is no reseeding and no replanting.
Walk on it, play on it
Steppable, great for kids and pets, and dog urine doesn't harm it. At Cal Poly, Kurapia grows in walkways where thousands of people walk across it every day.
Resists fire
Its leaves and stems hold water. In our field tests, burning wood and charcoal briquettes dropped on well-maintained Kurapia only smoldered.
Holds slopes, stays put
Excellent for slopes and erosion control. It produces no seed and spreads only along the ground, so edging keeps it where you want it.
From plugs to full cover
Proven in Japan, grown for you in California
Kurapia was developed in Japan, where it is the best-selling drought tolerant groundcover and is used on highway shoulders and public spaces. We are its inventor and sole grower, and we ship fresh plugs from our grower in Fresno straight to your door.
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