Species Characteristics: Based on Improved Turf Type Cultivars

     

    Cool Season Turfgrasses

    		  

    Leaf Texture

    Disease Resistance

    Growth Habit

    Establish- ment Rate

    Nitrogen Use

    Water Use (ET Rate)

    Drought Tolerance

    Salinity Tol.

    Compet- itiveness

    Shade Tol.

    Heat Tol.
    Bentgrass creeping fine moderate to good stolons moderate to fast low to moderate high poor to good high high moderate to poor excellent
      colonial fine good to excellent bunch-grass moderate to fast low low good moderate moderate moderate poor
      velvet very fine good to excellent stolons moderate to fast very low low good moderate high good poor
    Bluegrass Kentucky moderate to fine moderate to good rhizomes slow moderate to high moderate to high good moderate moderate poor to good poor to moderate
    Fescue chewings fine good to excellent bunch-grass moderate moderate to low low good to excellent low high excellent poor to moderate
      hard fine good to excellent bunch-grass slow to moderate low to very low low excellent low to moderate moderate excellent poor to moderate
      slender creeping fine good to excellent rhizomes moderate low to moderate low good low moderate excellent poor to moderate
      strong creeping moderate to fine good to excellent rhizomes moderate low to moderate low good low moderate excellent poor to moderate
      blue fine good to excellent bunch-grass slow to moderate very low low excellent low to moderate moderate excellent poor to moderate
      tall, turf-type moderate to coarse moderate to good bunch-grass moderate moderate to high high excellent high moderate excellent poor to excellent
    Ryegrass perennial fine moderate to poor bunch-grass very fast moderate to high moderate to high good moderate to part high poor to moderate poor to excellent