1. Turfgrass… How you identify grass

2. Identifying North Carolina lawn grass varieties. There are three regions or zones based on climate –Temperature –Available moisture –Length of growing season

3. U.S. Regions or Zones Three of the U.S. regions or zones are in North Carolina. –Mountains and Western Piedmont= Region 1 –Central and Eastern Piedmont and Coastal Plains= Region 2 –Extreme Southeastern Coast=Region 3

4. Climatic Conditions in North Carolina Many lawn grasses are grown in the North Carolina Regions Each region has its own suitable grass

6. Region 1-Cool Season Grasses Kentucky Bluegrass Bentgrass Tall Fescue

7. Region 2- Transition Zone Bermudagrass Zoysia Centipedegrass St. Augustine Carpetgrass Tall Fescue Kentucky Bluegrass

8. Region 3-Warm Season St. Augustine Bermuda Carpetgrass Zoysia Bahiagrass

9. Cool Season Grasses Grow best in spring and fall Stay green in winter Tall Fescue, Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass, Annual Ryegrass

10. Warm Season Grasses Grow best in summer Go dormant in winter Bermudagrass, Zoysia, St. Augustine, Bahiagrass, Centipede grass

11. Identification-Growth Habits Ways new shoots are produced –Rhizome=KY Bluegrass –Stolon= Centipedegrass and St. Augustine –Stolon and Rhizome=Bermuda and Zoysia –Bunch type=Tall Fescues, Perennial Ryegrass, and Annual Ryegrass

12. Identification-Leaf Texture Fine-Bermuda, KY, Perennial Rye, Zoysia Medium-Centipede and Annual Rye Coarse-Bahia, St. Augustine grass and Tall Fescue from medium to coarse

13. Identification-Color Light green –Centipede

14. Identification-Color Medium Green –Tall Fescue

15. Identification-Color Medium green to dark green –KY, Bahia, St. Augustine grass, Zoysia

16. Identification-Color Light to dark green –Bermudagrass

17. Kentucky Bluegrass Growth habit-rhizome Cool season Leaf texture-fine Color-Medium to dark green

18. Bahiagrass Growth Habit- Rhizome Warm season Leaf texture-coarse Color-medium to dark green

19. Centipede Growth Habit-stolon Warm season Leaf texture-medium Color-Light green

20. St. Augustine Growth Habit-stolon Warm season Leaf texture-coarse Color-medium to dark green

21. Bermuda Growth Habit-both stolon and rhizome Warm season Leaf texture-fine Color-light to dark green

22. Zoysia Growth Habit-both stolon and rhizome Warm season Leaf texture-fine Color-medium to dark green

23. Fescue Growth Habit-bunch type Cool season Leaf texture-medium to coarse Color-medium green

24. Ryegrass Can be annual or perennial Growth Habit-Bunch type Cool season Leaf texture- Perennial-fine, annual- medium Color-medium green