Mercedes St. Augustine turfgrass offers superior performance for home lawns and landscapes in warm climates.
[Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze]
Mercedes St. Augustine sod features at-a-glance:
Best shade tolerance of warm-season turfgrasses
Mercedes St. Augustine makes one of the most drought-tolerant lawns
Mercedes sod roots quickly and spreads by surface runners
Medium green-colored turfgrass
Medium blade texture; finer than other St. Augustine lawns
Excellent lawn color retention through fall
Slow-growing turfgrass
Salt tolerant turfgrass
Excellent heat tolerance; Mercedes is a lawn that thrives in tropical to semi-tropical climates
More cold tolerant than other St. Augustine turfgrasses
Mercedes St. Augustine sod is ideal for:
Shaded lawns
Home lawns
Commercial landscapes
All sod and turfgrass needs throughout the mid- to Deep South
Mercedes St. Augustine sod has these further characteristics:
Mercedes St. Augustine grass has the best shade tolerance of all the turfgrass.
Mercedes St. Augustine turfgrass exhibits superior heat and cold (frost) tolerance, performing well south of the fall line to the coast from North Carolina to Texas and Mexico; in tropical to semi-tropical climates.
Mercedes St. Augustine turfgrass can be installed as dormant sod.
Mercedes St. Augustine turfgrass is only propagated vegetatively and is not available via seed.
Mercedes St. Augustine sod is a proprietary variety of the Patten Seed Company and Super-Sod and was selected for its superior performance. It’s produced and distributed by Super-Sod farms and outlets around the Southeast.
SOD is available, in individual rolls or full pallets, for pick-up/delivery at Super-Sod Outlets.
