Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon · Warm-season, perennial, C4 grass.
AI-generated identification · may be incorrect
Grass Category
Lawn/Turf, Sports Turf, Erosion Control
Hardiness Zones
USDA Zones 7-10, with high heat tolerance, poor cold tolerance, and goes completely dormant and turns brown with the first frost.
About This Grass
Forms a fine- to medium-textured, low-growing turf with a gray-green to bright green color. Produces a digitate seed head with 3 to 7 spikes at maturity.
Blade Characteristics
Fine to medium width, flat blades with pointed tips and a grayish-green color; features a membranous ligule with a fringe of hairs and no auricles.
Growing Information
Growth Habit
Aggressive, spreading via both stolons and rhizomes, forming a dense turf.
Sunlight & Water Needs
Requires full sun and moderate watering with high drought tolerance; prefers well-drained soils with a pH of 6.0 to 7.0.
Mowing & Maintenance
Mow low at 0.5 to 1.5 inches frequently during the growing season; high maintenance requiring regular fertilization and dethatching.