Warm-season grasses have even less to offer in shade tolerance. Bermuda grass has extremely poor shade tolerance while Zoysia cultivars (i.e., El Toro, Cavalier) can tolerate light shade but ...

will any other grass thrive there when it's warm? -- J. B., Houston A: Bermuda does need sun. St. Augustine is our most shade-tolerant, warm-season grass. Zoysia has good shade tolerance as well ...

A new shade tolerant bermudagrass, experimental number ST-5, developed by Drs. Wayne Hanna and Kris Braman will be licensed soon. Dr. Hanna is the turfgrass breeder at the University of Georgia Tifton ...

Zoysia grass has many of the good characteristics of Bermuda grass plus it has some shade tolerance. Zoysia grass has almost as much traffic tolerance as Bermuda grass and can also go dormant in a ...

Water shade-tolerant St. Augustine ... Saying it is difficult to remove Bermuda is an understatement, agree landscapers, turf specialists and gardeners. Buffalo grass has been promoted as the ...

plant a shade-tolerant groundcover like Asiatic jasmine or an ornamental grass like liriope or monkey grass rather than a warm-season lawn grass. Bermuda grass needs about eight hours of sunlight ...