Palmetto St. Augustine: In 1988, a strand of St. Augustine grass was discovered growing under a large oak tree in almost complete shade. In 1994, after many years of research and tests, a new, more tolerant variety of St. Augustine was introduced named Palmetto. It might not be miracle grass, but it's close.
Best attribute:
- Better color
- Finer texture
- Extreme cold tolerance
- Extreme drought tolerance
- Extreme shade tolerance
- Disease resistant
- Salt tolerance
- Can be grown from the Carolina's to California.
Worst attribute:
- Wear resistant only fair
- Has to be mowed like all other grass
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