What Type of Grass Do I Have?
Knowing your grass type is the single most important factor in lawn care. Different grasses need different fertilisers, different mowing heights, different watering amounts, and completely different timing. Using the wrong products can damage or kill your lawn.
AI Grass Detection
Measure Lawn can automatically suggest your most likely grass type based on your address. We know which grasses grow in each US state and region, so we can make an accurate suggestion the moment you search your property. You can accept the suggestion or change it if you know your grass type.
Common Lawn Grass Types
Kentucky Bluegrass
Dark green, fine texture, spreads by rhizomes. The classic American lawn grass. Needs moderate water and full sun.
Tall Fescue
Coarser texture, deep roots, drought-tolerant for a cool-season grass. Great for the transition zone where summers get hot.
Perennial Ryegrass
Quick germination, fine texture, bright green. Often used for overseeding. The most common lawn grass in the UK.
Fine Fescue
Very fine, needle-like blades. Excellent shade tolerance. Low maintenance and drought tolerant. Ideal for shady lawns.
Bermuda Grass
Fine texture, aggressive spreader, extremely heat and drought tolerant. Goes dormant (brown) in winter.
Zoysia
Dense, carpet-like feel. Slow to establish but very durable once mature. Good shade tolerance for a warm-season grass.
St. Augustine
Coarse, wide blades. Excellent shade tolerance. Not available as seed — must be installed as sod or plugs.
Centipede Grass
Light green, coarse texture. Very low maintenance — needs less fertiliser than any other lawn grass. Acidic soil lover.
Bahia Grass
Coarse texture, deep root system. Extremely drought tolerant. Low input grass ideal for large areas and sandy soils.
Buffalo Grass
Fine-textured native grass. Needs minimal water and fertiliser. Goes dormant in drought but recovers quickly.
Not sure which grass you have? Our AI detects it instantly.
Just enter your address and our AI identifies your most likely grass type based on your state, region, and climate zone — then builds a 12-month care plan around it.
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