TURFGRASSES

TURFGRASSES

WARM-SEASON TURFGRASS

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Rhizomes and stolons

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) High maintenance Golf and athletic fields

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Lawns

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Weed

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Full sun (6 hours)

Poor shade tolerance

‘Tifgrand’ and ‘Celebration’ much better shade tolerance

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Very good wear tolerance

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Very good drought recovery

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Very good salt tolerance

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Seed Hybrids are sprigged

BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

Many cultivars Mid- and tif- varieties

Tifway, Tifeagle, Tifsport, Midway, Midiron

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Rhizomes and stolons

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Rhizomes and stolons

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Transition zone turf

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Fair shade tolerance

‘Shadow Turf’

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

High quality, dense turf (out competes weeds)

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Reel mower to avoid scalping?

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Slow spreading

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Seed has slow germinationTypically established by sod

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)

Several cultivars: Zenith, Empire, Zeon…

Emerald is a hybrid of Z. japonica and Z. tenufolia

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Stolons only

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Premier shade turf (shade tolerance varies) At least 4 hours sun ‘Totality’ complete shade?

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Establish by sod or plugs onlySeed not available

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Chinch bugs, Brown patch, Root rot Mole crickets?

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)

Bitterblue, Floratine, Floratam, Raleigh, Palmetto

Resistance variation

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Stolons only Centipedegrass

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Middle of road turf (shade, traffic, and drought)

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Prefers low fertility

– otherwise, thatch build-up

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Winterkill from high fertility and thatch ‘Centipedegrass decline’

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Light green color

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Poor salt tolerance

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Seed is expensive! ($20/pound)

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Sod anytime of the year

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)

Oklawn and Tifblair cultivarsBetter winter tolerance

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Rhizomes/stolons

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Use on poor, sandy soils Highway grass Grazing

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Very drought tolerant

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Poor salt tolerance

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Low density

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)

Most of all, it’s a WEED!Seed stalks and coarse stolons

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis)

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis)

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Stolons only (short)

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Great for low maintenance in wet,

shady areas

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Poor drought, salt, and cold

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Seed stalks not as

objectionable as bahia

CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Seed mix with centipede as a

nursegrass

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

Much like bermudagrass (less cold hardy)

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

Rhizome and stolon

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

Excellent salt tolerance

SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)

Little better shade tolerance than Bermuda

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)

Arid to semi-arid

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)

Stolons only

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)

Low maintenance (low water and N)

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)

Poor shade and traffic tolerance

COOL-SEASON TURFGRASS

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Bunch-type

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Rapid germination (few days)

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Annual and Perennial Overseeding and nursegrass Lawn, golf course, athletic fields

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Poor cutting quality

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Great striping effect

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)

Great striping effect

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.) Kentucky bluegrass most common

turf in cool-season regions (Annual bluegrass is a weed)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

Rhizomes only, great sod (Kentucky)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

Good drought tolerance (summer dormancy)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) golf course overseeding

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

Transition zone

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

Tall fescue is often very coarse Improved turf-turf tall fescue

FESCUE (Festuca spp.) Tall fescue Bunch-type

Tillers only

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

Insect tolerant (endophyte-enhanced) Endophytes are symbiotic fungus within turf

Toxic to grazing

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

Fine fescue is fine texture The cool-season shade turf

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)

BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)

BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)

BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)

High quality cool-season turf Golf course, not in lawns

Penn- cultivars