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