Florida grass identification

Rick DeBay – posted 25 February 2003 21:29

I’m trying to find out what kind of grass an old neighbor had. It was short and very soft, and looked and felt almost like moss.Unfortunately any pictures online aren’t good enough to identify what I’m looking for.I know it’s not rare, because I’ve seen other houses with it, although St. Augustine is by far the most popular.

percussiveone – posted 14 March 2003 09:46

eh…. probably bermuda… wouldnt be st augustine, thats neither soft or moss like… the 3 major grass types in florida are bermuda, bahia, and st augustine. you can see bahia on just about any roadside, st augustine looks similar at first, but has a more dense growth pattern and more upright shoot growth than bahia. bermuda is what you see on golf courses, but usually kept trimmed very short. when bermuda grows out a bit it has a mossy, soft appearance to it.

beachgirl74 – posted 27 August 2003 19:30

Hello,

We used to have a house in Melbourne and we planted Zoysia. It sounds like what you are talking about. We loved the soft feel of it and one of our neighbors used to come over to stand on it because it was so soft.

redbird – posted 28 August 2003 08:03

I have had bermuda (and now have one of the new, softer varieties of zoysia) both are soft and dense at low cutting heights, but only bermuda will get that “mossy” feel and appearance (almost hairlike?) at about 3″ or better in length. I agree with the bet on bermuda.

Mike

redbird – posted 28 August 2003 08:03

I have had bermuda (and now have one of the new, softer varieties of zoysia) both are soft and dense at low cutting heights, but only bermuda will get that “mossy” feel and appearance (almost hairlike?) at about 3″ or better in length. I agree with the bet on bermuda.

Mike

murph – posted 16 September 2003 23:15

Another vote for bermuda. Nice color, spongey looking, almost can’t see the blades when you look at it from the street? Like a deep green layer of foam. That’s what my Mom’s So.FL. neighbor has and I’m 99% sure it’s Bermuda. I thought for sure the new owner wouldn’t ahve a clue and would kill it right away but after a few touchy months it’s green and soft as ever with just a few St.Aug runners from my Mom’s in it.

sn************@my***.com – posted 26 March 2004 15:34

im doing a field guide for my science class we have to map out our campus and identify the different trees and grasses what kind of grasses are in northern florida particulary niceville fl.