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Before you decide LAWN GRASS TYPES, TRAITS AND CHARACTERISTICS TABLE

GRASS TYPES / CONDITIONSBahia GrassCreeping Bent GrassBermuda GrassImproved Bermuda GrassBuffalo GrassCommon Kentucky Blue GrassImproved Kentucky Blue GrassBlue GramaCentipede GrassDichondraChewing FescueRed Fescue Creeping Red FescueTall FescueAnnual Rye GrassTurf-Type Perennial Rye GrassSt. Augustine GrassWheat GrassZoysia Grass
Zone 1. NE US, SE CAN.NOYESYES (SOME)NONOYESYESNONONONOYESYESYESNONONONOSOME
Zone 2. Midwest US, Central Can.NOYESNONONOYESYESNONONOYESYESYESYESYESYESNONOSOME
Zone 3. Great PlainsNOYESYESNOYESYESYESYESNONOYESYESYESYESYESYESNOYESNO
Zone 4. Pacific NorthwestNOYESNONONOYESYESNONONOYESYESYESYESYESYESNONONO
Zone 5. VariableYESYESYES YESYESYESYESYESYESNOYESYESYESYES!YESYESYESNOYES
Zone 6. SW USNONONONOSOMENONOYESNONONONONONONONOYESSOMEYES
Zone 7. SE NONOYESYESNOYESYESNOYESYESNONONONONONOYESNOYES
Zone 8. TropicalYESNOYESYESNONONONOYESYESNONONONONONOYESNOYES
2 drought-tolerant SOMENOYESYESYESNONONONONOYESYESYESYESNONONONOYES
3 tolerates waterYESYESNONONOYESNONONOYESNONONONOYESSOMENONOSOME
4 cold tolerantNONONONOYESYESNONONONOYESYESYESNOYESYESNONONO
5 heat tolerantNONOYESYESYESNONONONOYESNONONONONOSOMEYESNOYES
6 Shade-tolerant SOMENONONONONONONOYESYESYESYESYESSOMESOMESOMEYESNOSOME
7 sun tolerantNOYESYESYESNONONONONONONONONONONONONONONO
8 poor soils tolerant YESNONONOYESNONONOYESNONONOYESNONONOYES (salt)NONO
9 heavy trafficSOMESOMEYES!YES!YESYESNONONONONONONONOSOMESOMENONOYES
10 disease resistantYESNOYESYESYESNOSOMENONONONONONOYESNONONONOYES
11 resists pestsNONONONONONONONOYESNONONONONONONONONOYES
12 low-maintenance YESNONONONONONONOYESNONONONONONONONONONO
13 invasiveNOYESYESYESYESYESYESNOYESNONONONONONONOYESNOYES