Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon · Warm-season, perennial, C4
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Grass Category
Lawn/Turf, Sports Turf, Erosion Control
Hardiness Zones
USDA Zones 7 to 10, with excellent heat tolerance and winter dormancy where it turns brown under frost.
About This Grass
Forms a fine-textured, low-growing carpet with a gray-green to bright green color. Produces digitate seed heads with 3 to 7 spikes at maturity.
Blade Characteristics
Narrow blades with pointed tips, smooth texture, folded vernation, and a fringe of hairs representing the ligule.
Growing Information
Growth Habit
Aggressively spreading via both stolons and rhizomes, forming a dense turf.
Sunlight & Water Needs
Requires full sun and moderate watering with high drought tolerance; adapts to various well-draining soils with a pH of 5.8 to 7.0.
Mowing & Maintenance
Mow low between 0.5 to 1.5 inches frequently during the growing season; high maintenance requiring regular fertilization.