Common Centipede is one of the most widely used grasses for home lawns in the Southeastern United States. Well suited for low pH soils, common Centipede is a slow growing grass that needs very little fertilizer and handles drought well.
Centipede
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Centipede Characteristics
USES
- Commercial, Sports/Parks, Home
- Blade-width: 5.5 mm
- Feel: Moderately Soft
- Soils: Sand, Clay with Low pH
- Growth: Stolons
COLOR
- Color: Crab Apple Green
- Fall Color Retention: Good
- Spring Green Up: Good
MAINTENANCE
- Mower: Standard Rotary
- Height: 1-2″
- Weed Control: Very Good
- Insect Resistance: Very Good
- Disease Resistance: Very Good
WEAR TOLERANCE
- Wear: Very Good
- Injury Recovery: Very Good
SHADE TOLERANCE
- Shade: Good
DROUGHT TOLERANCE
- Drought: Excellent