Centipedegrass grass is also used in Arkansas in the central and southern areas. It looks like St. Augustine, but the leaves are smaller and the color paler green. It is a slow-growing grass that establishes well from seed. This grass is well suited to sandy, acid soils. It is moderately shade tolerant, requires less mowing than bermudagrass or St. Augustinegrass, tolerates cold better than St. Augustinegrass, and has poor wear tolerance. In addition to the low mowing requirement, centipedegrass requires no lime and minimal amounts of nitrogen.

Tall fescue is the most heat and drought tolerant of the cool-season or northern grasses. Two reasons for the increased popularity of tall fescue is good shade tolerance and excellent winter survival. Tall fescue will stay green all winter. It does best in north Arkansas but can be grown in the central part of the state. This grass looks and grows best during the fall and spring. Tall fescue is the most shade tolerant grasses recommended for Arkansas and can be used for a shade grass in any part of the state.

Click Name To View Grass Seed Choice		Type	Applications
Bermuda Grass - Oasis		Warm Season	Lawns - Full Sun - Fast Growing
Bermuda Grass - Blackjack		Warm Season	Lawns - Full Sun - Fast Growing
Bermuda Grass - Yukon		Warm Season	Lawns - Golf Course - Fast Growing Full Sun - High End - Best Cold Tolerance
Bermuda Grass - Arden 15		Warm Season	Lawns - Golf Course - Fast Growing Full Sun - High End
Centipede Grass		Warm Season	Lawns - Mostly Sunny to Full Sun - Low Maintenance
Fescue/Hybrid Bluegrass Mix - Combat Extreme South		Cool Season	Lawns - Wear Tolerant - Extra Heat Tolerance
Fescue Blend - Combat Extreme Transition		Cool Season	Lawns - Wear Tolerant
OSP Ryegrass		Cool Season	Lawns - Golf Courses - Southern Winter Overseed

Grasses used in Arkansas consist of warm season and cool season grasses. Arkansas lies in what turf professionals call the transition zone. What this means is that summer in Arkansas is too hot for cool-season grasses to perform well and winters are often cold enough to injure or kill warm-season grasses. Unfortunately, maintaining lawn grasses in the transition zone is more difficult than in many other parts of the United States. Zoysiagrass and bermudagrass are grown in all parts of the state. Arkansas rarely has winter damage to zoysiagrass, but cold weather injury to bermudagrass is not unusual.

Combat Extreme Southern

Three way turf type fescue

 

Combat Southern is a popular choice for homeowners because it is more cost effective for lawns than bermudagrass alternatives. Blending fescue grass seed varieties together that have top performance on some of the desired characteristics allows the lawn to adapt itself to various conditions. In the shady areas, the grass seed varieties with good shade tolerance will prevail, in the high traffic areas the best wear tolerant grass seed varieties will prevail, etc. The result is a beautiful lawn grass everywhere, from the same seed blend.

• Cost Effective
• Lawns
• Wear Resistant

Arden 15 Bermuda Grass

Popular Bermudagrass

 

Arden 15 bermuda grass seed can be used on golf course fairways and tees - manicured home lawns - well maintained sports turf and parks. It has several advantages over traditional Bermuda grasses: Arden 15, just has a higher overall turf quality than all commercial seeded varieties in U.S. and international tests. This bermuda grass variety has a beautiful dark green color, medium fine leaf texture. Just as its predecessor Princess 77 had, Arden 15 has a high leaf density as well as a moderate spring greenup and fall color retention, and it is easily established from grass seed.

• Golf Courses
• Lawns
• High End

Below is the USDA Zone Map for Arkansas so you can determine which zone you reside in. Below that are our picks for your state which will do best in your area. Next on this page are tables which list various grasses and their characteristics so you can compare before you decide on your purchase. Click on the product name (ie. Midnight) for more information about that grass and to make your purchase.

USDA Zone Map For Arkansas