Zoysia grass shares some characteristics with St. Augustine grass. It’s slow growing, prefers full sun, and produces stiff, ...

Coastal Bermuda grass, which ranges in color from light to dark green, grows well in hot and humid conditions. "Bermuda grass grows low to the ground and forms a dense, compact mat," says McCausland.

A fungal disease, "spring dead spot" (SDS), is the most common disease of Bermuda lawns found in spring. The fungus causes damage during the preceding fall but is not noticed until spring green-up.

All types of Bermuda grass, from common (the weed) to hybrid (think golf course), like heat, sunlight and water but can invade when water is scarce and other plants struggle to shade the ground.

Want to know which grass type to grow? Here, we cover 7 of the best options, including warm-season grasses, cool-season grasses and traditional alternatives. Skip to main content ...

Like Bermuda grass it requires full sun and can also be planted as sod or seed. It does not make a tight sod, however, so works best when treated as an informal groundcover that is only mowed once ...