Empire Zoysia

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Common Name:	Empire Zoysia
Scientific Name:	Zoysia japonica 'SS 500'
Category:	Grass
Texture:	Leaf width is 4.7 - 5.5 mm, leaf length is 120 - 140 mm, and internode length is 30 - 35 mm
Bloom Color:	Dark green
Growth Rate:	Open growth habit
Light Requirements:	Good shade tolerance
Hybridizer:	Sod Solutions, Inc
Patent:	PP 11,466
Other Information:	Excellent salt tolerance, and good drought tolerance. Its use is for lawns (residential, commercial, sports, and parks) and performs well in sandy and clay soil
Photographer:	Richard Buggeln
Location:	N-12