They are included in turfgrass mixtures for their excellent shade tolerance. It has a high disease potential, poor drought tolerance and requires extremely high levels of maintenance. Bentgrass is a weed in home lawns and should be left on the golf course where it belongs. Zoysia is easy to identify because its leaves are covered with stiff hairs. It remains brown well into the spring and turns brown again with the first fall frost.
Zoysia is very invasive and is often a bone of contention between neighbors.
The only logical place for zoysiagrass is at a beach residence where it is viewed only during the summer. This following lists of cultivars are recommended based on results from the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program. These cultivars scored high at sites near Delaware and scored high in the full country average. The fungus is unable to live outside the seed or plant, and So depends upon the plant for its survival. The plant also benefits from its association with the fungus.