USDA Best Lawn Types For Alabama

Best Lawn Types For Alabama

Best lawn types for Alabama
South East 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 | northern regions only
Annual Ryegrass All Zones | northern regions only
Tall Fescue: 4 - 7 | northern regions only
Bluegrass: 2 - 6 | northern regions only
Creeping Red Fescue: 3 - 7 | northern regions only
Perennial Ryegrass: 3 - 6 | northern regions only


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


Scroll down for USDA lawn hardiness zones.

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

USDA Hardiness Zone Map Alabama

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.