Thanks to their great capacity of tolerating temperature variations, shade, or water scarcity, zoysia grasses are among the best grasses for lawns and gardens in warm temperate climates. They are used on golf courses to create fairways and teeing areas. Zoysia grasses are also very disease resistant and traffic tolerant. The cultivar Zoysia 'Emerald' (Emerald Zoysia; a hybrid between Z. japonica and Z. matrella) is particularly popular.

Zoysia grass in San Diego California.

Zoysia grasses are warm season grasses.

Warm season grasses only start growth at temperatures above 50 °F, and grow fastest when temperatures are between 77 °F and 95 °F, with one long growth period over the spring and summer. They often go dormant in cooler months, turning shades of tan or brown. Many warm season grasses are quite drought tolerant, and can handle very high summer temperatures, although temperatures below 5 °F can kill most warm season grasses.

Zoysia is a genus of eight species of creeping grasses native to southeastern Asia, China and Japan. These species, commonly called zoysia or zoysiagrass, are found in coastal areas or grasslands. The genus is named after the Austrian botanist Karl von Zois.

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