Low Maintenance: TifBlair Centipedegrass

The lawn for minimalists

Lowest fertility requirement

Loves acid soil

Full sun or bright shade

Slow growth = less mowing

Sun or Shade? Both. ☀️🌤

TifBlair Centipedegrass is a turfgrass adaptable to sun or bright shade.

TifBlair lawns require at least 6-7 hours of direct sun every day to maintain dense growth. It's tolerant of shade the rest of the day if that shade is bright, filtered shade such as under pine trees or hardwoods that are limbed up high (called "high shade"). We have articles to help you determine if your yard is too shady for grass and we offer tips on how to make it a little more sunny, if necessary.

Learn if your yard is too shady for grass

TifBlair Centipede is a Warm-Season Grass

The term "warm season" means it's green during the warm growing season; going dormant after frost. Even though it's dormant during winter, it can still be walked and played on.

Unique to any other type of Centipedegrass, TifBlair lawns can be planted as sod and seed. TifBlair sod can be installed during the growing season when the grass is green. TifBlair seed is best planted during the growing season when the ground is warm and there is no danger of frost.

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TifBlair Centipede is a Warm-Season Grass

Low maintenance = environmentally friendly

Lowest fertility requirements of all lawns; grows well on poor soils
It may never need fertilizing - saving time, lowering cost, and reducing inputs
Loves acidic pH (that's a low pH) - no need to raise the pH with lime
Slowing growing - needs less mowing
Drought tolerant; it goes dormant in extended drought, greening up again when rain returns

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Low maintenance = environmentally friendly

Where to Use TifBlair

Use in residential and commercial landscapes throughout the Deep South where maintenance budgets are small and turfgrass expectations high.

Home lawns & commercial landscapes
Public & private parks
Roadsides & Airports - a non-attractant for Canada geese and deer, for safety reasons Centipedegrass is a good choice for airports and highways
All sod and turfgrass needs in the Deep South, from Birmingham to Atlanta, then from Charlotte to Raleigh and all points southward
Zones 7b to 11a on the 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map or Zones 1-2 on the Turfgrass Hardiness Map

TifBlair's Other Assets

Light green color
Medium-textured blade
Heat tolerance
Full sun; tolerant of partial shade or some bright filtered shade (pine shade or high shade)
Stays greener longer in the fall and greens up earlier in the spring than common Centipede turfgrass

See Full TifBlair Centipede Specs