Stephens Turf Farm Turfgrass Varieties

Tiffway II Bermuda

Prefers full sun, drought resistant, can withstand heavy traffic. One of the South's favorites grass types.  Found extensively on lawns, golf courses, sporting fields and coast areas.Tifway II Bermudagrass is an improved mutant of Tifway. Tifway II looks like Tifway and has the same desirable characteristics, but makes a denser turf, is more frost tolerant, often greens up earlier in the spring and provides slightly better turf quality.Turns brown with the first drop in temperature.  This is a very aggressive grass and will tolerate heavy traffic. When mowed at medium to low height, Tifway II makes a very attactive lawn or athletic field.

• Texture: fine, can be mowed very low to medium heights

• Cold Tolerance: good

• Shade Tolerance: poor

• Traffic: very good, excellent for athletic fields

• Watering: tolerates drought, but needs water weekly to remain green

Meyers Z-52 Zoysia

Zoysiagrass is warm ­season turfgrass that has been used in Arkansas since the 1950s and is still gaining popularity. Zoysia­ grasses are low, slow­growing, sod­ forming grasses that make a dense, wear ­resistant lawn. Zoysiagrass grows well in full sun or partial shade. It requires less mowing and fertilization but is tougher to mow and easier to keep out of flowerbeds than bermudagrass.

• Texture:  medium

• Cold Tolerance: excellent, remains dormant in the winter

• Shade Tolerance: good

• Traffic: good, slower growth than bermudas

• Watering: tolerates drought, water deeply as needed

 Winning Colors Tall Fescue Blend

ProScape® Winning Colors™ is the ultimate Turf Type Tall Fescue Blend containing four of the best tall fescues on the market: Picasso, Rembrandt, Monet, and VanGogh.  It exhibits excellent Brown patch resistance mowability, drought resistance, heat tolerance and dark green genetic color. It is our overall best selling blend.

• Texture: medium

• Cold Tolerance: good, remains green during the winter

• Shade Tolerance: excellent

• Traffic: fair

• Watering: tolerates drought, irrigation system recommended