Our Grass Seed Characteristics • Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea) is a very deep rooted, cool-season perennial grass. • The newest improved varieties possess a rich dark green color, are uniform in leaf blade size and texture, and mow well. • Good tolerance for cold, heat, drought and shade, making it an attractive variety that is great for improving lawn resilience and durability. • Will grow vigorously in spring and fall. • Germinates in 10-14 days.
Compacta
Turf-type tall fescue
Medium to late maturing type tall fescue
Dense tiller counts per unit area
Compacta is significantly shorter than LF-200 at maturity and has a noticeably shorter panicle
Dakota
Turf-type tall fescue
Vertical, erect growth habit that rivals the uniformity of bluegrasses without the cultural maintenance
Top scores at OR & PA turf trials in 2005 for turf quality, color , density, and texture
Future
Turf-type tall fescue
Resistance to stem rust, heat stress, brown patch, and pythium
Fine leaf texture and high leaf density
Extensive breeding history to cultivate an impressive durable, disease resistant, and very attractive grass plan
Golconda
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
Dense growth & fine blades
Great choice for any commercial or residential turf project
Golconda is a Black Beauty variety that rivals the best bluegrasses
Montana
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
Less fertilizer requirements
Scored first in Germ/Estab, Color and Turf Quality at Virginia Beef Sod Farm, Latham Turf Research evaluation plots in VA.
Soft Blade
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
Softest to-the-touch tall fescue grass plant available today
Vastly improved tillering for better turf density
First of a new elite generation of Black Beauty Tall Fescue Varieties
Mixes great with Blue Panther Bluegrasses
Beautiful, rich, dark-green color
Superior disease resistance and drought tolerance
Taos
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
Blends well with Kentucky Bluegrass and Perennial Ryegrass
Highly heat resistant and drought tolerant
Uniform height and maturity
Tara
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
Improved turf quality & performance under extreme summer stress
Top performer against brown patch
Great variety in areas of water restriction, high heat or disease pressure
Will perform well in transition zone of USA
High tolerance to heat and drought stress
Top ranking variety for infrared canopy temperature turf plot trials by Dr. Grady Miller at the Lake Wheeler Turf Field Labs in N, July 2015
Thunderbolt
TURF-TYPE TALL FESCUE
An aggressively spreading crown
Produces a dense turf with high line tiller counts per unit area
Top rankings for turf quality, genetic color, leaf texture, and live tillers per 100cm2 in 2013/2014
High performance in plant height, heading date, and flag leaf length traits
Toltec
Turf-type tall fescue
Leaves are the finest of any Black Beauty variety
Does NOT shred when mowed
Perfect for municipal athletic field and homeowner lawns
High performing variety for turf quality, color, density, and texture
Tonto
Turf-type tall fescue
Early dark green spring color that continues the entire season
Highly endophytic, making it naturally insect resistant
Heat and drought tolerant
Mixtures
Black Beauty Turf-Type Tall Fescue Mixture
Roots up to 4 feet deep
Invisible waxy leaf coating, like the skin on an apple, that preserves moisture and wards off diseases
Incredible dark-green color
Non-clumpy, uniform leaf texture
Naturally insect resistant
Used by leading sod growers across the USA
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