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