Zoysia tenuifolia (Zoysia grass)
Zoysia is a perennial grass which is usually left unmowed for a natural look. Zoysia is very slow-growing, very fine-textured, and dark green in color, with good shade tolerance. Zoysia is typically used as a ground cover in oriental gardens among rocks, ponds, and other features.
- Landscape Information
- Botanical Description
- Horticulture Management
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French Name: Gazon des Mascareignes
Pronunciation: ZOY-shuh ten-yoo-ih-FOH-lee-uh
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Plant type: Lawn
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Heat Zones: 9 to 12
Hardiness Zones: 8 to 11
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Uses: Sports Field, Shade, Ground cover
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Size/Shape
Growth Rate: Slow
Height at Maturity: Less than 0.5 m
Spread at Maturity: Less than 50 cm
Time to Ultimate Height: 1 Year
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Notes
C The grass is used in container , in edging, groundcover, lawns and turf, mixed border, rock garden / wall or tropical gardens
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Foliage
Leaf Arrangement : Spiral
Leaf Venation: Parallel
Leaf Persistance: Evergreen
Leaf Type: Simple
Leaf Blade: Less than 5
Leaf Shape: Linear
Leaf Margins: Entire, Ciliate
Leaf Texture: Fine
Leaf Scent: No Fragance
Color(growing season): Green
Color(changing season): Green
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Flower
Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Flower Type: Spadix
Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)
Flower Scent: No Fragance
Flower Color: Green
Seasons: Year Round
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Trunk
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Fruit
Fruit Type: Follicle
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Brown
Seasons: Year Round
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By David-Pierre Mangiapan (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
Salt Tolerance: Moderate
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Mowing Height: 5 - 7 cm
Plant Propagation: Seed, Sod