Bermuda Grass
Cynodon dactylon · Warm-season, perennial, C4 grass.
AI-generated identification · may be incorrect
Grass Category
Lawn/Turf, Sports Turf, and Erosion Control.
Hardiness Zones
USDA Zones 7-10, with excellent heat tolerance and complete winter dormancy.
About This Grass
Forms a fine to medium-textured, low-growing carpet with a gray-green to bright green color. Produces a digitate seed head with 3 to 7 spike-like branches.
Blade Characteristics
Flat, short blades with pointed tips, smooth surfaces, a membranous ligule, and no auricles.
Growing Information
Growth Habit
Aggressive, spreading via both stolons and rhizomes to form a dense turf.
Sunlight & Water Needs
Requires full sun and well-drained soil, with high drought tolerance once established.
Mowing & Maintenance
Mow low at 1 to 1.5 inches frequently during the growing season; high maintenance due to rapid growth.
Identified on 10/16/2026