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Originally Posted by raymr
Zoysia - is green in the summer, turns very brown in the winter. So the neighbors still might be talking about your 'dead' lawn until the springtime miracle happens.
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Absolutely true! Fortunately I had relegated the zoysia to the back yard when I lived in KC....started turning green around until late May, and stayed green until late September. Stuff grows thick too...your mower will complain when you get to the zoysia patch in your yard!
While zoysia is drought resistant, it won't tolerate Texas heat. You are pretty much limited to Bermuda and St. Augustine. Both do well with little water, and if healthy, grow thick enough to crowd out most weeds.
Bermuda will not thrive in shade at all, while St. Augustine can be plagued with fungus problems, especially in early Spring. Left unchecked, St. Augustine will crowd out a Bermuda lawn though.