Plant Stock Report: Standard Varieties – Palmetto® Zoysia, Celebration® Northbridge®
Bermuda, Latitude 36® Bermuda, Innovation®
St. Augustine, EMPIRE® Bermuda,
Zoysia - Limited
licensing opportunities exist for these standard varieties in some areas depending on the saturation of licensed producers in the region. Because these grasses are highly sought after, plant stock is in high demand. It requires planning and patience to secure plant stock in almost every instance.
New Technology Varieties- CitraBlue® CitraZoy™
Florida), Lobo™ St. Augustine and
Zoysia (in cooperation with the University of Zoysia, and XSA 11377, whose trademark
variety name still undetermined (in cooperation with North Carolina State University), Cobalt™
St. Augustine (in
cooperation with Texas A&M University), Celebration Hybrid™
(in cooperation with Mississippi State University)
- Plant stock for these varieties recently released (or poised for release) from sponsored land grant university research is very limited and is being made available first to growers that participated in the sponsored research programs as applicable. Licensing and evaluation opportunities will become available as plant stock inventory is mature.
Details By Type And Variety: St. Augustine New Technology Varieties CitraBlue®
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Augustine is often described as the most beautiful St Augustine on the market. It’s also a tough grass with excellent drought tolerance, disease resistance, and shade tolerance. CitraBlue requires significantly less mowing. It's a standout performer, particularly in central and southern Florida and California. Plant stock is limited. Licensing is closed in Florida but open in most other states/countries.
Cobalt™ St Augustine is rapidly expanding across Texas
and Florida. Expansion is also planned for South Carolina. Cobalt is the first true hybrid St. Augustine in which the embryo rescue process was used to breed a grass that has extreme drought tolerance, cold tolerance, disease resistance, and shade tolerance. Te breeder, Dr. Ambika Chandra, stated, “Water is an extremely important resource and data shows that Cobalt is one of the most drought resistant St. Augustinegrasses ever developed.” Plant stock is limited. Licensing is closed in Texas but open in other states/countries.
Zoysia New Technology Varieties: CitraZoy® Zoysia is
expanding rapidly across Florida. It is a medium/fine grass with unique disease resistance and winter color retention. Plant stock is limited. Licensing is closed in Florida but open in most other states/countries
Lobo™ Zoysia is a unique medium/fine zoysia that is
designed to be a low input grass. Te North Carolina Department of Transportation has been a part of the
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Te use of outdoor recreation spaces that increased during the Pandemic shutdowns continues at a high level, creating a stronger market for sod sales to sites such as this Midwest park that features a walking/biking trail. Photo by Suz Trusty
TPI Turf News July/August 2022
For additional information regarding the varieties and licensing opportunities for all of Sod Solutions’ varieties, please visit
SodSolutionsPro.com.
research and selection process and has confirmed the toughness of Lobo. Lobo is a top performing NTEP grass as well. Plant stock is limited, and licensing is closed in North Carolina but will open soon to outside states/countries.
Bermuda New Technology Variety Celebration Hybrid™ Bermuda is currently being expanded with golf courses that have been testing it and specifying it for jobs in 2023. Celebration Hybrid is top rated in drought tolerance, shade tolerance, has few to no seed heads, and is a beautiful grass. Experts are saying its golf and sports potential are unlimited and although there is no perfect grass, Celebration Hybrid Bermuda is the closest they have seen yet. Stock is limited and licensing will soon be open in all areas. Sod Solutions predicts Celebration Hybrid will be a grass in high demand going into next year.
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