Sod university discusses different types of common sod grass varieties.
Types of sod grass arizona.
E z turf midiron tifway tifway ii santa ana bob sod bank one ballpark turf and tifsport.
It is a perennial grass meaning it comes back year after year.
Augustinegrass kentucky bluegrass and centipedegrass.
Bermuda grass such as tifway midiron and others st.
Augustine grass also called palmetto st.
In general try to think of your sod varieties belonging to one of two groups.
Warm season grasses and cool season grasses.
Warm season sod includes heat tolerant varieties such as.
Augustine varieties and bermuda grasses.
When to plant winter rye grass.
These include the following varieties.
These groups are dependent on the time of year you are installing your lawn.
Its active season is usually from may to september.
There are two sod groups.
There are two of these groups warm season and cold season.
Japonica is the type of zoysia seen in the sunday papers as the amazing amazon.
For lawn purposes zoysia japonica is the typical grass used.
Below that are our picks for your state which will do best in your area.
Warm season sods include zoysia st.
Most arizona sod in the hottest areas of the state consists of bermuda grass.
Arizona is one of the hottest states in america so cold season grasses are only used for overseeding purposes.
Warm season and cool season.
As such we ll be primarily focusing on warm season grasses.
Matrella and mascarengrass zoysia tenufolia.
There are several commercially available sterile hybrid bermudagrasses for use in arizona for lawns.
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.
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.
All of these are single plant varieties.
In arizona for example many locals have summer lawns and winter lawns to keep their grass green year round.
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.
Below is the usda zone map for arizona so you can determine which zone you reside in.
Cool season grasses include tall fescue perennial ryegrass and kentucky bluegrass.
Like all our hybrid bermudas bobsod is a drought tolerant grass and requires very little water compared to cool season grasses like fescue.