This slow growing perennial grass has short dense foliage that is erect and forms a compact mat habit. It has light green fine linear leaves that are stiff with a sharp point and the flowers appear in a short terminal spikelet during summer.

Hardiness zones 10 to 12

Zoysia tenuifolia is naturally found in tropical East Asia growing in well drained fertile moist light soils with a pH 6 to 7. It prefers an open sunny position and is frost tender but drought tolerant. 

Temple Grass is a very slow growing grass that is used as a an un-mown ground cover in low wear areas or as a feature lawn in small or Japanese gardens. It has excessive thatch build up and tolerates high temperatures when there is ample moisture. ID 727

Zoysia (ZOY-see-ah) tenuifolia (ten-yoo-ee-FOL-ee-ah)

Poaceae (poh_AY-see-ee)
Grass Family