USDA Best Lawn Types For North Carolina

Best Lawn Types For North Carolina

Best lawn types for North Carolina
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 | north-west regions only
Tall Fescue: 4 - 7 | north-west regions only
Bluegrass: 2 - 6 | north-west regions only
Creeping Red Fescue: 3 - 7 | north-west regions only
Perennial Ryegrass: 3 - 6 | north-west regions only


Warm Season Grasses:
Saint Augustine: 8 - 10 | south-east regions only
Carpetgrass: Coastal 8 - 9 | south-east regions only
Bahiagrass Pensacola: 7 - 11 | south-east regions only
Bahiagrass Argentine: 8a - 11 | south-east regions only
Bermuda: 7 - 10 | south-east regions only
Centipede: 7 - 10 | south-east regions only
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 North Carolina

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.