Released in August 2022, Sola St. Augustine follows in the footsteps of the long-standing NC State cultivar, Raleigh St. Augustinegrass. Sola adds a number of improvements including aggressive growth, shade tolerance, drought tolerance and superior sod strength in combination with turf quality. While the new line is comparable to Raleigh in terms of cold tolerance, it possesses an improved pest resistance package having better tolerance to chinch bugs and gray leaf spot.