Grass Types

Explore cool-season and warm-season turfgrasses with reviewed lawn guidance and historical NTEP cultivar evidence from PoaIndex.

Cool-season

  • Kentucky Bluegrass

    Learn how Kentucky bluegrass grows, where it fits, what PoaIndex indexes from NTEP, and how to compare cultivars for your location.

  • Perennial Ryegrass

    Learn how perennial ryegrass establishes, where it fits in cool-season lawns, and what historical NTEP cultivar evidence PoaIndex indexes.

  • Tall Fescue

    Learn how turf-type tall fescue differs from older pasture types, where it fits, and what NTEP cultivar evidence PoaIndex currently indexes.

  • Fine Fescue

    Learn which grasses count as fine fescues, where the group fits, and how PoaIndex indexes NTEP fineleaf-fescue cultivar evidence.

Warm-season

  • Bermudagrass

    Learn how bermudagrass grows, where warm-season lawns use it, and what historical NTEP cultivar evidence PoaIndex indexes.

  • Zoysiagrass

    Learn how zoysiagrass forms a dense warm-season lawn, where it fits, and what historical NTEP cultivar evidence PoaIndex indexes.

  • St. Augustinegrass

    Learn how St. Augustinegrass grows in warm, humid climates, where shade and cold matter, and what NTEP evidence PoaIndex indexes.

  • Seashore Paspalum

    Learn why seashore paspalum is associated with salt-affected sites, how it is managed, and what NTEP evidence PoaIndex indexes.