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Bahia care calendar for zone 9

Subtropical: minimal winter dormancy in coastal areas, mild central-Florida and Gulf Coast summers extending well into October. St. Augustine and bermuda are dominant; zoysia and centipede common. Year-round irrigation usually required in the drier parts (central California, Phoenix). Chinch bug and grub pressure highest of any zone.

Bahia is a tough, drought-tolerant warm-season grass dominant on roadsides and unirrigated rural lawns through Florida and the Gulf Coast. Deep tap roots make it the most drought-tolerant lawn grass available, it green-ups again after months of brown, but the blades are wide and coarse, and the famous Y-shaped seed heads grow several inches a week so frequent mowing is mandatory.