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