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The Encyclopedia of Lawn Grasses

Turfgrass Performance Ratings

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Grass	Texture	Shade Tolerance	Soil Preference	Fertility Requirement	Peak Mowing Requirement	Care Required for Satisfactory Performance	Method of Propagation	Zone
Shanghai® Bermuda	Intermediate	Poor	Any	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	High	Sod/Sprigs	1,2,3
Tifway Bermuda	Fine	Poor	Any	High	4 to 6 Days	High	Sod/Sprigs	1,2,3
Tifdwarf Bermuda	Very Fine	Poor	Any	High	4 to 6 Days	Very High	Sod/Sprigs	1
Tifgreen Bermuda	Very Fine	Poor	Any	High	4 to 6 Days	Very High	Sod/Sprigs	1,2
TifSport® Bermuda	Fine	Poor	Any	High	4 to 6 Days	High	Sod/Sprigs	1,2,3
Seeded Bermuda	Variable	Poor	Any	Very High	3 to 5 Days	Exceedingly High	Seed	1,2
Meyer Zoysia	Intermediate	Good	Clay/Loam	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	Moderate	Sod/Sprigs/Plugs	1,2,3,4
Zenith® Zoysia	Intermediate	Good	Clay/Loam	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	Moderate	Seed/Sod	1,2,3,4
ComPadre™ Zoysia	Intermediate	Good	Clay/Loam	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	Moderate	Seed/Sod	1,2,3,4
Emerald Zoysia	Fine	Good	Clay/Loam	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	Moderate	Sod/Sprigs/Plugs	1,2
Centipede TifBlair®	Intermediate	Good	Clay/Loam	Very Low	7 to 14 Days	Very Low	Sod/Sprigs/Seed	1,2
St. Augustine Mercedes®	Coarse	Best	Any	Moderate	7 to 9 Days	Moderate	Sod/Sprigs/Plugs	1
Tall Fescue	Intermediate	Good	Clay/Loam	Moderate	5 to 7 Days	High	Sod/Seed	2,3,4,5
Carpet	Intermediate	Fair	Low, Moist	Moderate	7 to 10 Days	Moderate	Seed	1
Bahia	Coarse	Good	Any	Moderate	5 to 7 Days	Moderate to High	Sod/Seed	1

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