Author: WCPSS

Carolina Lawns, P:4– Fill out this table using information learned in class and the Carolina Lawns, 6.00
* Each page must be completed in entirety to get a P:1 per page

Grass	Cool or Warm Season	Growth Habit	Wear Tolerance	Mowing Height	Leaf Texture	Color	Method of Propagation to Start
Bermudagrass
Zoysiagrass
Centipede
St. Augustine
Tall Fescue
Kentucky Bluegrass
Bahiagrass
Perennial Ryegrass
Annual Ryegrass

Identification and More- Information that can help you fill out your tables.

	Time of year when they are looking their best	Time of year when they are dormant
Cool Season Grasses
Warm Season Grasses

Growth Habit	Description	Picture
Rhizomatous
Stoloniferous
Both
Bunch Type (has only Tillers)

Lawns Word Wall– go to NC Turf Files (www.ncturffiles.ncsu.edu) for definitions or use the powerpoint provided.

Crown	Tiller	Vernation	Ligule	Auricle
Collar	Soil Test / How: / Depth for lawns: / How much of sample is needed to send to NCDA:	Water / When: / Why:	Mowing / Heights: / When or How Often?	Places to Plant

Grasses Summary– Key Information

Warm Season Grasses	Cool Season Grasses
Dormant Season:	Dormant Season:
Grasses in this category:	Grasses in this category:

Grass Name	Growth Habit	Color
Tall Fescue
Kentucky Bluegrass
Zoysia
Bermudagrass
Centipedegrass
Annual Ryegrass
Perennial Ryegrass
Bahiagrass
St. Augustinegrass