: any of a genus (Zoysia) of creeping perennial grasses of southeastern Asia and New Zealand having fine wiry leaves and including some suitable for lawn grasses especially in warm regions
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Lawns: Warm-season grasses such as St. Augustine, zoysia, centipede, Bermuda, and Bahia require about 1 inch of water if no rainfall has occurred within three weeks.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Brown or large patch is often noted in St. Augustine and zoysia; control with fungicide.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
The club, now privately owned, changed the fairway turf from bent to zoysia, which can be cut shorter and runs fasters.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
One of the most prevalent diseases in warm season grasses such as centipede, zoysia, and St. Augustine is large patch (Rhizoctonia solani).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
Warm-Season Grasses If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Warm-season grasses include zoysia, St. Augustine, centipedegrass, Bermudagrass, and buffalograss, as well as native grass bends.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Learn about zoysia lawns and their special needs before considering for home turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
So cut bluegrass at 2 to 3 inches, tall fescue at 3 inches, perennial ryegrass at 2 inches, Bermuda at 1-1/2 to 2 inches, centipede at 2 inches, St. Augustine at 3 to 4 inches, and zoysia at 2 inches.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2024
Brown or large patch is often noted in St. Augustine and zoysia; control with fungicide.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
The club, now privately owned, changed the fairway turf from bent to zoysia, which can be cut shorter and runs fasters.
—Doug Ferguson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 May 2024
One of the most prevalent diseases in warm season grasses such as centipede, zoysia, and St. Augustine is large patch (Rhizoctonia solani).
—Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 11 Sep. 2024
Warm-Season Grasses If your lawn is composed of warm-season grasses like bermudagrass, zoysia, or centipedegrass, late spring to early summer is the ideal time to reseed.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Warm-season grasses include zoysia, St. Augustine, centipedegrass, Bermudagrass, and buffalograss, as well as native grass bends.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 18 July 2024
Learn about zoysia lawns and their special needs before considering for home turf.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 29 June 2024
So cut bluegrass at 2 to 3 inches, tall fescue at 3 inches, perennial ryegrass at 2 inches, Bermuda at 1-1/2 to 2 inches, centipede at 2 inches, St. Augustine at 3 to 4 inches, and zoysia at 2 inches.
—Steve Bender, Southern Living, 15 May 2024
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“Zoysia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/zoysia. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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