PlantFiles: Kikuyugrass
Pennisetum clandestinum

Thumbs up!..if it's growing in a park and you don't have to mow it- it's great!..Walking on a it recently I was amazed at it's lushness...very deep pile like carpeting. It would take a very sharp and powerful mower to cut this easily. If you have that,then I see no problems with it.

U.S. FEDERALLY LISTED NOXIOUS WEED.
Not allowed for import to the US and not allowed in any interstate or intrastate transportation without a specific permit from USDA APHIS PPQ (Plant Protection and Quarantine).
No one should be selling/growing this plant in the U.S.

Introduced to California (U.S.) in the early 20th century for erosion control, this plant was placed on the USDA's noxious weed list because it was feared to be a host for an insect or fungus that was detrimental to millet. That fear has been disproved, but its aggressive growth habits still cause many to hold it in low esteem.

It has become more common as a turf grass on golf course (fairways and rough) when it invades to the point it becomes the predominant grass. (The "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" philosophy is prevailing with some greens keepers, it would seem.)

I don't know if this plant has a legitimate garden use anywhere, but here it is just an invasive weed. It forms long "vines" several feet long as it scrambles over bushes and fences. It's one of those plants where, if you don't pull out every last molecule of it, it grows back.