Warm season sods include zoysia st.
Types of sod grass arizona.
Bermuda grass such as tifway midiron and others st.
Cool season grasses such as ryegrass bluegrass and turf type fescue are also used in cooler climate zones in arizona particularly the north part of arizona and higher elevations.
Warm season sod includes heat tolerant varieties such as.
There are several commercially available sterile hybrid bermudagrasses for use in arizona for lawns.
Japonica is the type of zoysia seen in the sunday papers as the amazing amazon.
This warm season turf grass is best suited to the heat and will stay green and continue to grow as long as it has enough water.
Bobsod can be mowed with either a rotary or reel mower and be overseeded with bobseed perennial ryegrass for winter color.
So before you move to the desert perhaps consider the upkeep of landscaping your new home.
In general try to think of your sod varieties belonging to one of two groups.
The first thing to understand about grass is something called sod groups.
Arizona is one of the hottest states in america so cold season grasses are only used for overseeding purposes.
In arizona for example many locals have summer lawns and winter lawns to keep their grass green year round.
There are two sod groups.
Below is the usda zone map for arizona so you can determine which zone you reside in.
Warm season and cool season.
For lawn purposes zoysia japonica is the typical grass used.
Zoysiagrass is composed of three species which are used for turf purposes.
Like all our hybrid bermudas bobsod is a drought tolerant grass and requires very little water compared to cool season grasses like fescue.
There are two of these groups warm season and cold season.
Cool season grasses include tall fescue perennial ryegrass and kentucky bluegrass.
Augustinegrass kentucky bluegrass and centipedegrass.
Warm season grasses and cool season grasses.
Augustine grass also called palmetto st.
Below that are our picks for your state which will do best in your area.
Augustine varieties and bermuda grasses.
When to plant winter rye grass.
As such we ll be primarily focusing on warm season grasses.
All of these are single plant varieties.
These include the following varieties.
It is a perennial grass meaning it comes back year after year.
E z turf midiron tifway tifway ii santa ana bob sod bank one ballpark turf and tifsport.
Most arizona sod in the hottest areas of the state consists of bermuda grass.
These groups are dependent on the time of year you are installing your lawn.
Matrella and mascarengrass zoysia tenufolia.