General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: to 24 inches
Leaves: Evergreen
Semi-evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Flowers: Inconspicuous
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Will Naturalize
Propagation: Seeds: Provide light
Sow in situ
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Bahia Grass

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2004-09-10
Bahia Lawn
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2004-09-10
Bahia Rhizome
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-05-24
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-05-24
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-06-01
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-06-01
Location: zone 8 Lake City, Fl.
Date: 2012-06-01
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jan 21, 2016 12:49 PM concerning plant:
    "Pensacola Bahiagrass is grown and planted on more acres than any of the other varieties of Bahia. It has been established on several million acres of roads, lawns, pasture, forage and conservation lands in the southern states of the USA since its discovery in 1935 by Ed Finlayson of the Escambia County Extension Service."

    It is an excellent low-maintenance lawn here. Essentially a mow and grow. Not as pretty as Zoysia, Centipede, St Augustine , or even Bermuda. It is a coarse grass and will wear out mower blades fast, but it will keep on plugging in driest season without irrigation, It will also do well in acid soils. Also a good pasture grass, although other cultivars are better for this purpose. The key is low maintenance. All You have to do is mow it, although it appreciates an application of weed-and-feed when weeds become a problem. It does head up quite fast, so you do have to keep mowing.

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