USDA Best Lawn Types For California

Best Lawn Types For California

Best lawn types for California
South 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
Tall Fescue: 4 - 7 | eastern inland only


Warm Season Grasses:
Bermuda: 7 - 10
Zoysia: 5a - 10


Scroll down for USDA lawn hardiness zones.

USDA Hardiness Zones 5b through to 10b are represented in South West USA.

USDA Hardiness Zone Map California

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.