USDA Best Lawn Types For Florida

Best Lawn Types For Florida

Best lawn types for Florida
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
Annual Ryegrass All Zones


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


Scroll down for USDA lawn hardiness zones.

USDA Hardiness Zones 4b through to 10b are represented in South East USA.

USDA Hardiness Zone Map Florida

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.