There are two sod groups.
Types of sod grass arizona.
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.
The first thing to understand about grass is something called sod groups.
Its active season is usually from may to september.
It is a perennial grass meaning it comes back year after year.
Warm season sods include zoysia st.
Zoysiagrass is composed of three species which are used for turf purposes.
Augustine varieties and bermuda grasses.
When to plant winter rye grass.
Japonica is the type of zoysia seen in the sunday papers as the amazing amazon.
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.
Matrella and mascarengrass zoysia tenufolia.
Augustinegrass kentucky bluegrass and centipedegrass.
In general try to think of your sod varieties belonging to one of two groups.
Bobsod can be mowed with either a rotary or reel mower and be overseeded with bobseed perennial ryegrass for winter color.
These groups are dependent on the time of year you are installing your lawn.
Like all our hybrid bermudas bobsod is a drought tolerant grass and requires very little water compared to cool season grasses like fescue.
Arizona is one of the hottest states in america so cold season grasses are only used for overseeding purposes.
Below is the usda zone map for arizona so you can determine which zone you reside in.
So before you move to the desert perhaps consider the upkeep of landscaping your new home.
All of these are single plant varieties.
Bermuda grass such as tifway midiron and others st.
Augustine grass also called palmetto st.
Cool season grasses include tall fescue perennial ryegrass and kentucky bluegrass.
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As such we ll be primarily focusing on warm season grasses.
Warm season grasses and cool season grasses.
They do this by growing bermuda grass in the summer and ryegrass in the winter.
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.
There are two of these groups warm season and cold season.
Sod university discusses different types of common sod grass varieties.
In arizona for example many locals have summer lawns and winter lawns to keep their grass green year round.
Warm season and cool season.
There are several commercially available sterile hybrid bermudagrasses for use in arizona for lawns.