USDA Best Lawn Types For Texas

Best Lawn Types For Texas

Best lawn types for Texas
South Mid West USA

Lawn variety followed by zone preference and tolerance:

The lawn types listed are those which can grow in this region, however, further consideration should be given before choosing any particular lawn variety to match it's suitability to local and property conditions. These include factors such as rainfall, shade, direct sunlight, prevalence of drought, as well as soil conditions.


Cool Season Grasses:
Bentgrass: 4 - 6
Annual Ryegrass All Zones | west, N/E & central regions
Tall Fescue: 4 - 7 | west, N/E & central regions
Bluegrass: 2 - 6 | west, N/E & central regions
Creeping Red Fescue: 3 - 7 | west, N/E & central regions
Perennial Ryegrass: 3 - 6 | west, N/E & central regions
Buffalograss: 5 - 8 | west & central regions


Warm Season Grasses:
Saint Augustine: 8 - 10 | east and central regions
Carpetgrass: Coastal 8 - 9 | east and central regions
Bahiagrass Pensacola: 7 - 11 | east and central regions
Bahiagrass Argentine: 8a - 11 | east and central regions
Bermuda: 7 - 10 | east and central regions
Centipede: 7 - 10 | east and central regions
Zoysia: 5a - 10 | east and central regions



Scroll down for USDA lawn hardiness zones.

USDA Hardiness Zones 4b through to 9b are represented in South Mid West USA.

USDA Hardiness Zone Map Texas

USDA Plant and Lawn Hardiness Zones

USDA Zones
1
2a
2b
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
10a
10b
11
Fahrenheit
Below -50 F
-50 to -45 F
-45 to -40 F
-40 to -35 F
-35 to -30 F
-30 to -25 F
-25 to -20 F
-20 to -15 F
-15 to -10 F
-10 to -5 F
-5 to 0 F
0 to 5 F
5 to 10 F
10 to 15 F
15 to 20 F
20 to 25 F
25 to 30 F
30 to 35 F
35 to 40 F
above 40 F
Celsius
Below 45.6 C
-42.8 to -45.5 C
-40.0 to -42.7 C
-37.3 to -39.9 C
-34.5 to -37.2 C
-31.7 to -34.4 C
-28.9 to -31.6 C
-26.2 to -28.8 C
-23.4 to -26.1 C
-20.6 to -23.3 C
-17.8 to -20.5 C
-15.0 to -17.7 C
-12.3 to -14.9 C
-9.5 to -12.2 C
-6.7 to -9.4 C
-3.9 to -6.6 C
-1.2 to -3.8 C
1.6 to -1.1 C
4.4 to 1.7 C
Above 4.5 C
USDA Hardiness Zones refer to the lowest average temperatures expected in their regions.