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Bermuda grass
Plant·Cynodon dactylon
Full sun
Sun
Medium
Water
Moist soil
Drainage
Zones 7–10
Hardiness
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) is a plant. It grows best in full sun and has moderate water needs.
Through the year
DormantLeafing outFlowering
Works well with
from wiki dataNo companions recorded.
WHAT IT NEEDS
Wants full sun
Needs moderate water
Tolerates moist soil, as long as it drains well
Prefers soil pH 5.5–7
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Prefers sandy, loamy, clay soil
Tolerates compacted soil well
Adds a little organic matter to the soil
Partners with mycorrhizal fungi to boost nutrient uptake
WHAT IT GIVES
Gives ground cover (dense, spreading ground cover)
Gives organic matter (low to medium via biomass return)
Gives oxygen (medium)
HOW IT GROWS
SIZE & SPACING
Ground cover
Height10–60 cm
Spacing30 cm (min 15 cm)
Root depthShallow
Width30–100 cm
Width figures are rough estimates, the most variable measurement in our data.
AI estimate · accuracy improves as growers contribute corrections.
HOW TO PROPAGATE
Propagate by seed, rhizomes, stolons
Difficulty
Establishes in about 1 yr
Self-seeds freely and can spread on its own
Where this comes from
Parsed11 Sept 2026
ConfidenceNot recorded
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