Bahiagrass Description
Bahiagrass is
a low to mid maintenance grass. It is a tough,
coarse bladed grass that is capable of surviving in
conditions that would destroy most turf grasses.
One important characteristic of Bahiagrass is
it's capability to withstand weahter extremes. Bahiagrass thrives in areas
where the weather extremes cycle through periods of
drought to heavy rains and back to drought again. Bahiagrass
is very deep rooted (Up to 8ft deep!). You will mostly
find Bahiagrass in
Florida
and the Coastal areas of the
Southern U.S. Bahiagrass will adapt to most soil conditions
and will grow where many grasses would not be able
to establish themselves. Bahiagrass is extremely tolerant to wear and traffic
and is commonly used as a roadside grass, particularly
in
Florida
because of it’s capability to withstand
traffic.
There are several varieties
of of Bahiagrass, Pensacola and Argentine are
two of the most common. Argentine Bahiagrass is considered to be a
wider leafed variety but is more sensitive to the cold
and should only be used in the warmer climates within
the zone range. Pensacola Bahiagrass is a thinner
leafed variety that is more tolerant of cooler climes.
The Argentine is considered to be a better lawn grass,
predominantly because it has a darker green color then
the Pensacola.
BahiaGrass
Characteristics
| Traffic |
|
Very High
Traffic Tolerance
|
| Type
|
|
Warm
Weather Grass
|
| Acidity
|
|
PH 6.5 –
7.5 |
| Maintenance |
|
Medium
Maintenance
|
| Fertilizer |
|
Commercial Lawn Fertilizer
preferably with Iron
|
| Growth
Rate
|
|
Medium
Growing |
| Light |
|
Full or Almost Full Sun –
Withstands Sun and Heat conditions other warm weather grasses
won’t |
| Watering |
|
Drought
Resistant
|
| Mowing
Height
|
|
3 to 4”
|
| Propagation |
|
Seed |
| Salt
Tolerance |
|
High |
| Best USDA
Zones
|
|
7-11 (
Pensacola
)
Southernmost 8-11
(Argentine)
|
USDA Info on
Bahiagrass
USDA ZONE Map
| 
