It grows in usda zones 5 through 10.
Grass that tolerates shade.
Augustine grass but it is less shade tolerant.
Augustine grass and zoysia warm season grass.
The best shade tolerant grass to choose from include st.
With its dense thick sod zoysia grass zoysia spp forms a finer more attractive lawn than st.
Instead of planting just one species you could also choose to mix grass seed to get a sun and shade balance.
Cool season grass types for low light conditions would be ryegrass tall fescue and fine fescue.
What types of grass grow better in shade.
The following is a list of shade tolerant grass.
A rule of thumb from the lawn pros at scotts states that even the most shade tolerant grasses need a minimum of three to four hours of direct sun or four to six hours of partial or dappled sun the sort that comes through the leaves of trees daily.
Shade grass refers to any type of grass or combination of grass varieties that are shade tolerant.
Different grass species require varying amounts and strengths of sunlight.
Velvet bentgrass velvet bentgrass also a cool season grass with an excellent record.
Red creeping fescue red creeping fescue is a cool season grass that has an excellent record as a fairly deep shade grass.
Size up your shade.
For cool season grass ryegrass and fine and tall fescues offer the most shade tolerance.
Shade can also refer to dappled shade light penetrating shady tree branches and light or heavy shade under varying tree canopies.
Varieties of shade tolerant grass.