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About This Guide | Mixtures & Blends | Overseeding | Lawn & Turf | Parks & Cemeteries
Sportsfields | Pastures, Meadows & Hillsides | Soil Stabilization & Rangeland Seeding
FACTS ABOUT TURFGRASSES
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SELECTED VARIETIES (1)
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Seeds / lb.
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Growth Habit (2)
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Leaf Texture (3)
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Days to Germinate (4)
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COOL SEASON GRASSES
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Alkaligrass
Puccinellia distans
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Fults
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1,900,000
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Bunch
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Med. Fine
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14-21
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Creeping Bentgrass
Agrostis palustris
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Backspin, SR1020, SR1119, A-4,
Penncross
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7,000,000
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Stolon
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Fine
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7-14
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Colonial Bentgrass
Agrostis sp
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Highland
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7,000,000
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Stolon & Rhizome
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Fine
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7-14
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Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
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Gnome, Classic, Rugby, Cobalt,
Midnight
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1.5 - 2 million
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Rhizome
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Fine
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10-28
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Rough-Stalked Bluegrass
Poa trivialis
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Cypress, Stardust, Sabre II
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2,000,000
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Rhizome
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Fine
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10-21
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Creeping Red Fescue
Festuca rubra
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Dawson
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500,000
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Rhizome
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Fine
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10-21
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Chewings Fescue
Festuca rubra commutata
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Longfellow, Intrigue
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500,000
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Bunch
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Fine
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10-21
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Hard Fescue
Festuca longifolia
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Aurora, Atilla, Scaldis, Minotaur
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500,000
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Bunch
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Fine
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10-21
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Tall Fescue
Festuca arundinacea
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Many available - check website
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230,000
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Bunch
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Med. Coarse
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10-14
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Tall Fescue
Dwarf varieties
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Bonsai 2000, Matador, Coyote
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230,000
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Bunch
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Medium
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10-14
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Meadow Fescue
Festuca elatior
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None
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230,000
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Bunch
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Coarse
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10-14
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Annual Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum
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None
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250,000
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Bunch
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Coarse
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5-14
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Perennial Ryegrass
Lolium perenne
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Saturn II, Manhattan 3, Blackhawk,
SR 4200
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300,000
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Bunch
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Fine
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5-14
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WARM SEASON GRASSES
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Bermudagrass
Cynodon dactylon |
Improved seeded variety ’Sultan‘ |
1,800,000
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Stolon
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Fine
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10-20
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Hybrid Bermudagrass
Cynodon sp |
Santa Ana, Tif-Green. Available only in sod or stolons. Princess available in seed |
800,000
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Stolon
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Fine
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–
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Buffalograss
Buchloe dactyloides |
Texoka, Cody, Tatanka |
50,000
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Stolon
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Fine
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14-21
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Zoysiagrass
Zoysia sp |
El Toro, Meyer. Common available in seed |
1,000,000
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Rhizome
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Fine
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21-35
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Zoysiagrass
Zoysia japonica |
Common |
–
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Rhizome
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Fine
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21-35
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St. Augustine
Stenotaphrum secundatum |
None. Available in sod or stolons only |
–
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Stolon
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Coarse
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–
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Kikuyugrass
Pennisetum clandestinum |
AZ1, Whittet |
880,000
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Stolon
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Coarse
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10-20
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| Dichondra |
Not a grass but a broadleaf ground cover |
700,000
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Rhizome
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Broadleaf
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14-21
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NOTES:
1) Varieties listed have proven their performance in California. Other varieties may be available – check with your representative. Always use improved varieties over common types for best performance.
2) Rhizomes – Plant spreads by underground stems or runners. Stolons – Plant spreads by above ground stems or runners. Bunch – Plant spreads by forming clumps that expand to fill turf.
3) When formulating seed mixtures it is best to stay with at least 80% of one type.
4) Germination rate depends upon favorable temperature and moisture conditions.
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About This Guide | Mixtures & Blends | Overseeding | Lawn & Turf | Parks & Cemeteries
Sportsfields | Pastures, Meadows & Hillsides | Soil Stabilization & Rangeland Seeding
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