With its dense thick sod zoysia grass zoysia spp forms a finer more attractive lawn than st.
Grass that tolerates shade.
Instead of planting just one species you could also choose to mix grass seed to get a sun and shade balance.
Red creeping fescue red creeping fescue is a cool season grass that has an excellent record as a fairly deep shade grass.
Shade can also refer to dappled shade light penetrating shady tree branches and light or heavy shade under varying tree canopies.
Four to six hours of dappled or filtered sunlight can fuel the growth of a healthy lawn.
What types of grass grow better in shade.
Size up your shade.
Shade grass refers to any type of grass or combination of grass varieties that are shade tolerant.
The following is a list of shade tolerant grass.
Some shade tolerant grass types grow as long as light hits that four hour quota and that light doesn t have to be full sun.
Augustine grass but it is less shade tolerant.
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.
It grows in usda zones 5 through 10.
Augustine grass and zoysia warm season grass.
Velvet bentgrass velvet bentgrass also a cool season grass with an excellent record.
Cool season grass types for low light conditions would be ryegrass tall fescue and fine fescue.
Different grass species require varying amounts and strengths of sunlight.
The best shade tolerant grass to choose from include st.