
Turf grass
Seashore paspalum
Paspalum vaginatum
Good choice
One of the most salt-tolerant turfgrasses, a fit for coastal and brackish-irrigation sites. It needs full sun and a low mowing height. Over-fertilizing invites disease.
- USDA zones
- 10a–10b
- Sun
- Full sun
- Salt tolerance
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Medium
- Mature size
- Mow at 1–2 in
- Florida native
- No
- Florida-Friendly
- Yes
Source: UF/IFAS Extension and Florida-Friendly Landscaping™ guidance; invasive status per the Florida Invasive Species Council. Written in our own words.