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