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Warm Season Type Grasses
In some ways, growing and maintaining a good-looking lawn in the South is more involved than for northern homeowners.
Choosing a grass type is trickier; many turf grass varieties do much better when started as plugs or sod than from seed, as is
usually done with Cool Season turf-type grasses. Good soil is critically important for growing a low maintenance lawn in this
region. Most all Warm Season grass types will turn brown when cooler temperatures arrive. Some southern gardeners seed
their existing lawns with ryegrass each fall to maintain green color during the winter months. This is called “winter
overseeding.”
Maintaining ideal growing conditions for your particular grass type is critical, otherwise unwanted grass varieties will start
popping up and will be extremely difficult to remove. For example, St. Augustine grass being invaded by Bermuda and vice versa.
Typical Warm Season grass types .
•Bahia
•Bermudagrass
•Buffalograss
•Carpetgrass
•Centipede
•St. Augustinegrass
•Zoysiagrass
In some ways, growing and maintaining a good-looking lawn in the South is more involved than for northern homeowners.
Choosing a grass type is trickier; many turf grass varieties do much better when started as plugs or sod than from seed, as is
usually done with Cool Season turf-type grasses. Good soil is critically important for growing a low maintenance lawn in this
region. Most all Warm Season grass types will turn brown when cooler temperatures arrive. Some southern gardeners seed
their existing lawns with ryegrass each fall to maintain green color during the winter months. This is called “winter
overseeding.”
Maintaining ideal growing conditions for your particular grass type is critical, otherwise unwanted grass varieties will start
popping up and will be extremely difficult to remove. For example, St. Augustine grass being invaded by Bermuda and vice versa.
Typical Warm Season grass types .
•Bahia
•Bermudagrass
•Buffalograss
•Carpetgrass
•Centipede
•St. Augustinegrass
•Zoysiagrass
Typical Transition Zone Grasses
There is a “transition zone” between northern and southern turfgrass regions, which follows the lower elevations of
Virginia and North Carolina west through West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas and includes parts of
southern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. In this transition zone, neither Warm Season nor Cool Season type
grasses are uniformly successful. However, several of the Cool Season type grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass and
perennial ryegrass and tall fescue, do well across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri. Tall fescue is the best
choice in Tennessee, North Carolina, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the Texas panhandle. In the lower
elevations of these latter states Warm Season grasses do well too.
Typical grass types suitable for the Transition Zone.
•Kentucky Bluegrass
•Tall Fescue
•Perennial Ryegrass
•Thermal Blue
•Zoysiagrass
There is a “transition zone” between northern and southern turfgrass regions, which follows the lower elevations of
Virginia and North Carolina west through West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas and includes parts of
southern Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. In this transition zone, neither Warm Season nor Cool Season type
grasses are uniformly successful. However, several of the Cool Season type grasses such as Kentucky bluegrass and
perennial ryegrass and tall fescue, do well across Kentucky, Virginia, West Virginia and Missouri. Tall fescue is the best
choice in Tennessee, North Carolina, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and the Texas panhandle. In the lower
elevations of these latter states Warm Season grasses do well too.
Typical grass types suitable for the Transition Zone.
•Kentucky Bluegrass
•Tall Fescue
•Perennial Ryegrass
•Thermal Blue
•Zoysiagrass
Best Cool Season Grasses
On average, these climates have cold winters and warm to hot summers. Usually they also have regular intervals of rain
throughout the summer months, but grasses will tolerate some extended periods of draught by going dormant.
Typical cool season grass types.
•Bentgrass
•Kentucky Bluegrass
•Rough Bluegrass
•Red Fescue
•Annual Ryegrass
•Perennial Ryegrass
On average, these climates have cold winters and warm to hot summers. Usually they also have regular intervals of rain
throughout the summer months, but grasses will tolerate some extended periods of draught by going dormant.
Typical cool season grass types.
•Bentgrass
•Kentucky Bluegrass
•Rough Bluegrass
•Red Fescue
•Annual Ryegrass
•Perennial Ryegrass
Best Grasses For South Carolina
Bermuda Grass
Zoysia Grass
Centipede Grass
Fescue - Turf Type
Kentucky Bluegrass
Fine Fescue, Rye, Bluegrass Mix
Rye Grass
Bermuda Grass
Zoysia Grass
Centipede Grass
Fescue - Turf Type
Kentucky Bluegrass
Fine Fescue, Rye, Bluegrass Mix
Rye Grass
Warm Season Lawns - Full Sun
Warm Season Lawns - Full Sun
Warm Season Lawns - Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Partial to Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Mostly Sunny to Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Full Sun, Overseed
Warm Season Lawns - Full Sun
Warm Season Lawns - Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Partial to Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Mostly Sunny to Full Sun
Cool Season Lawns - Full Sun, Overseed
