40+ Centipede Grass Turning Red. After some strong spring rain, blades of my centipede lawn are turning red. Centipede grass is known for its excellent heat tolerance and extremely low maintenance requirements.
It therefore is very important to select herbicides for which centipede has show a tolerance, and to carefully apply the herbicides at the right.
After some strong spring rain, blades of my centipede lawn are turning red. Its popularity stems from the tenacity to grow on poor, sandy soils to clay based ones. Augustine, which is not available as seed. Centipede grass has probably the lowest maintenance of the warm season grasses.