Emerald Zoysia is a temperate - to - subtropical lawn green goddess . It is not marketed as a cultivar that can be grown from seed , because it is a hybrid of two Zoysia mintage , japonica and tenufolia . Plant hybrids typically do n’t produce seminal fluid that grow into plant with their same characteristics , according to the University of British Columbia Botanical Garden . Seed from a hybrid often creates a throwback to one of the mintage from which it was developed . But it is worth considering Emerald Zoysia ’s machine characteristic relative to its only seeded cousin-german , Zenith and Compadre .

Emerald Zoysia

All Zoysia forage can survive harsh winters and summers as well as irregular watering , concord to the American - Lawns website . Japonica is peculiarly known for its cold-blooded hardihood and for being the quickest - growing Zoysia , whereas tenufolia — Emerald ’s other parent — has the okay grain of the mob . Consequently , American - Lawns note , Emerald exhibit both qualities . Sometimes it is referred to as the " cadillac " of turf . While less insensate - hardy than its unaired japonica cousin , Meyer Zoysia ( also non - seeding ) , it is balmy and more shade tolerant . But Emerald mostly is grown from sod and that is usually the most expensive method for installing a lawn .

Zenith Zoysia

Japonica is the only coinage of the Zoysia menage that produces cultivar which can be propagated from seed , harmonise to the University of Hawaii Cooperative Extension Service . One japonica cultivar is Zenith , which the University of Hawaii say " grade highest " across the nation as a turf grass during 2003 - 2006 evaluation trials . It is medium rough-textured , dark-skinned unripened and interchangeable to the 1951 cultivar Meyer Zoysia , except that Zenith is less dense and more disease resistant . grant to the Hancock Seed Company web site , Zenith germinate in about 10 days versus 15 for Compadre .

Compadre Zoysia

Compadre is Spanish for " fellow . " The University of Hawaii state that overall , Compadre is much the same as Zenith . However , as Hancock Seed Company notice , Compadre ’s name was chosen to excogitate a classifiable feature . Similar to all zoysias , it is a warm - time of year grass that is drought tolerant and adaptable to different ground . But it can be inter - plant with a cool - season dope such as a turf fescue for a lawn that is gullible class round .

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