USDA Best Lawn Types For Colorado

Best Lawn Types For Colorado

Best lawn types for Colorado
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
Tall Fescue: 4 - 7 | not suitable for central regions
Bluegrass: 2 - 6
Creeping Red Fescue: 3 - 7
Perennial Ryegrass: 3 - 6 | cooler regions only
Buffalograss: 5 - 8 | eastern half of state only


Warm Season Grasses:

none suitable




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 Colorado

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.