FINE FESCUE
FINE FESCUE
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
Leonidas (DLFPS-FL/3060) hard fescue (Festuca brevipila) is a versatile grass that will help reduce maintenance costs whether planted in a monostand or a mixture. It has shown excellent turf quality whether non-mown or managed as a lawn or fairway. Its more dwarf growth habit reduces the number and frequency of mowings and reduces clipping yields. In low maintenance areas, it forms an attractive, dark green, dense turf requiring minimal water and fertilization in both sun and shade. This makes Leonidas ideal for use on golf course slopes and bunkers as well as in parks, roadsides, and reclamation areas. It is also ideal for the homeowner who desires quality turfgrass with reduced maintenance. Leonidas has demonstrated fast establishment and superior shade tolerance. It has shown excellent resistance to dollar spot, leaf spot, and summer patch. In addition, Leonidas can be mixed with improved Kentucky bluegrasses, perennial ryegrasses, and Chewings fescues for a high-quality lawn mixture. DLF Pickseed
Tenacious is a modern iteration from Rutgers University, which possesses Mesotrione resistance, improved disease resistance, and mowability not typically associated with hard fescues. Tenacious has excellent seedling vigor and summer persistence that is required for the hard fescue category. Columbia River Seed is committed to modernizing hard fescues and Tenacious is a big step in the category. Tenacious blends well with other fine fescues and mixes with other cool-season species to provide a desirable turf or low maintenance grasses. Columbia River Seed
Black Sparrow (Perennial ryegrass) was selected for aggressive tillering, good growth during cooler temperatures, darker green color, and improved resistance to winter leaf spot. It will be an excellent choice for both overseeding and permanent turf situations. In the 2021 University of California Riverside overseeding trial, Dark Sparrow was rated highly for fine leaf texture and mowing quality. •
Aggressive Tillering
• Improved Winter leaf spot resistance
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Highly rated for leaf texture and mowing quality
Excellent Overseed variety Mountain View Seeds
Sword II is a complex selection of two hard fescue lines combined to meet the modern place of hard fescue in turf. Combines darker color, better summer patch resistance, excellent seedling vigor, and superior turf performance. Sword II with this combination of characteristics will take hard fescue to levels in turf performance not normally thought of. Sword II blends well with other fine fescues and mixes with other cool season species to provide a desirable turf or low maintenance grasses. Columbia River Seed
Helios (DLFPS-236/3538) perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) demonstrates excellent turf quality and dark green color across all sites of the 2016 NTEP test. Helios can survive adversity with excellent winter hardiness and survival. It has also shown high drought and low maintenance performance and qualifies as an A-LIST cultivar. Helios has shown high traffic tolerance and rapid recovery at all traffic sites in the 2016 NTEP. In addition, it has shown superior Gray Leaf Spot resistance for use in transition zone, Northeast, and California. The excellent salt tolerance shown by Helios improves performance in much of the overseeding market and where salt is used for ice control. DLF Pickseed
McKenzie (GO-141) perennial ryegrass was bred with the golf course overseeding market in mind. In a recent NTEP test, McKenzie placed in the top 3 for turfgrass quality under a salt tolerance study. The wider leaf texture and excellent seedling vigor coupled with a rich green color enable excellent performance even
12 TPI Turf News July/August 2022
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