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Coastal bermudagrass is a sterile hybrid forage cultivar developed by plant breeder Glenn W. Burton and released in 1943. Selected for productivity and adaptation to warm conditions, it became widely planted for hay and grazing in the southern United States. Because it produces little or no viable s...
TifTuf is a vegetatively propagated hybrid bermudagrass cultivar developed through the University of Georgia turfgrass breeding program. It was selected for retaining acceptable turf quality with less irrigation than many conventional bermudagrasses and was approved for release in 2014. As a warm-se...
TifEagle is an ultradwarf hybrid bermudagrass cultivar developed through the turfgrass breeding program in Tifton, Georgia, and released for use in the late 1990s. It tolerates the extremely low mowing heights required on golf putting greens and can form a dense, fine-textured playing surface in war...
Tifway 419 is a sterile hybrid bermudagrass cultivar released from the turfgrass breeding program at Tifton, Georgia, in 1960. It forms a dense, fine-textured, warm-season turf with good wear tolerance and recovery, which has led to widespread use on athletic fields, golf-course fairways, and intens...
Zeon is a fine-bladed cultivar of Zoysia matrella used for lawns, golf courses, and other maintained turf in warm climates. It forms a dense surface, tolerates some shade, and generally requires less frequent mowing than rapidly growing bermudagrasses, although it establishes comparatively slowly an...
Latitude 36 is a vegetatively propagated hybrid bermudagrass developed by Oklahoma State University for managed warm-season turf. It is distinguished by fine leaf texture, strong turf density, and greater cold tolerance than many traditional bermudagrass cultivars. It is used on golf courses, sports...
Northwind is a named cultivar of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum, a native North American perennial grass used in ornamental landscapes. Roy Diblik introduced it through Northwind Perennial Farm, and the cultivar is distinguished by dense, upright, columnar growth rather than the more arching form of...
MiniVerde is an ultradwarf bermudagrass cultivar used chiefly on golf-course putting greens in warm climates. Its very fine leaves and high shoot density allow it to form a compact surface capable of tolerating the low mowing heights required for putting. Because bermudagrass grows most actively in...
Celebration is a vegetatively propagated bermudagrass cultivar developed in Australia for warm-season turf. It forms a dense, spreading surface and is used on lawns, sports fields, golf courses, and other sites exposed to heat, wear, and periods of limited water. Like other bermudagrasses, it grows...
Zorro Zoysia is a fine-textured cultivar of Zoysia matrella developed through the turfgrass program at Texas A&M University. It is a warm-season grass used for lawns, golf courses, and other managed landscapes in climates suited to zoysiagrass. The cultivar forms a dense surface and is valued where...
Champion is an ultradwarf bermudagrass cultivar selected in Texas during the early 1990s for use on golf putting greens. As a warm-season turfgrass, it can form a dense, fine-leaved canopy and tolerate the very low mowing heights required for putting surfaces. It is intended primarily for warm clima...
SeaIsle Supreme is a cultivar of seashore paspalum, Paspalum vaginatum, developed for closely mown turf in warm climates. It is used particularly on golf putting greens and is distinguished by the species' ability to tolerate saline conditions better than many conventional turfgrasses. It still requ...
NorthBridge is a vegetatively propagated hybrid bermudagrass developed through turfgrass breeding work at Oklahoma State University and released for use in lawns, sports fields, and golf turf. It is distinguished from many warm-season bermudagrasses by improved cold tolerance and the ability to reco...
Innovation Zoysia is a cold-tolerant hybrid grass released in 2018, notable for its ability to thrive in the transition zone's freezing temperatures.
Geo Zoysia is a fine-bladed Zoysia matrella cultivar developed by Bladerunner Farms in Texas, known for its exceptional shade tolerance and dense growth.
Platinum TE is a seashore paspalum (Paspalum vaginatum) cultivar bred for improved turf performance and used on golf course putting greens in saline, subtropical environments.
Alamo switchgrass is a named cultivar of switchgrass, Panicum virgatum, released in 1978 at Knox City, Texas, through the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. It is a warm-season perennial selected for adaptation in Texas and for high biomass product...
Emerald Zoysia is a warm-season turfgrass cultivar developed as a hybrid of Zoysia japonica and Zoysia tenuifolia and released in 1955. It forms a dense, fine-textured, dark green lawn and is used in residential landscapes, golf courses, and other maintained turf in suitable climates. The cultivar t...
TifGrand is a sterile hybrid bermudagrass cultivar developed through the University of Georgia turfgrass breeding program and released for commercial use in 2010. It produces dense, dark green, warm-season turf and was selected for greater shade tolerance than many conventional bermudagrasses. The c...
Hameln is a compact cultivar of fountain grass, usually identified botanically as Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Hameln' or Cenchrus alopecuroides 'Hameln'. It is a warm-season, clump-forming ornamental grass with narrow leaves and short, bottlebrush-like flower spikes that appear above the foliage. The...
CitraBlue St. Augustine is a warm-season turfgrass cultivar developed by the University of Florida and released in 2018. It is distinguished by its blue-green foliage, dense growth, and improved resistance to gray leaf spot compared with some other St. Augustinegrass cultivars. It is intended for la...
Cave-in-Rock is a cultivar of switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) released in March 1974 by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service's Elsberry Plant Materials Center in cooperation with the University of Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station. It is an upland, warm-season perennial with stiff s...
Empire Zoysia is a proprietary cultivar of Zoysia japonica, a warm-season turfgrass used for lawns and landscaped areas in warm climates. It is characterized by relatively broad, dark green leaf blades and forms a dense turf when grown under suitable conditions. Like other zoysiagrasses, it spreads...
SeaIsle 2000 is a warm-season seashore paspalum cultivar, botanically classified as Paspalum vaginatum, that was released through the University of Georgia around 2000. It was selected for salt tolerance and is used on golf course fairways, tees, and other closely maintained turf in warm coastal env...
L1F Zoysia is a fine-textured, vegetatively propagated cultivar of Zoysia matrella developed by Bladerunner Farms for closely mown golf turf. It is particularly associated with putting greens, where its dense growth and narrow leaves can produce a compact playing surface under warm-season conditions...
Blaze little bluestem is the named cultivar Schizachyrium scoparium 'Blaze', a warm-season North American prairie grass selected for ornamental and conservation plantings. It forms clumps of narrow foliage and is distinguished by vivid red fall color; the species itself occurs in prairies, fields, o...
Prestige is a vegetatively propagated buffalograss cultivar, botanically classified as Bouteloua dactyloides, released through the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It was developed for low-input turf in the Great Plains and other regions suited to warm-season, drought-tolerant native grass. The culti...
Floratam is a cultivar of St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum, released jointly by the University of Florida and Texas A&M University in 1973. It was selected for resistance to the southern chinch bug and became extensively planted in warm, humid parts of the southern United States, especial...
Palisades Zoysia is a vegetatively propagated cultivar of Zoysia japonica developed through the turfgrass program at Texas A&M University. It has a medium to coarse texture and forms a dense, warm-season turf that spreads through stolons and rhizomes. Its drought tolerance and capacity to recover fr...
El Toro is a cultivar of Zoysia japonica released by the University of California, Riverside, in 1986. It was selected for relatively rapid establishment, improved growth during cooler parts of the season, and a shorter period of winter dormancy than some older zoysiagrass cultivars. As a warm-seaso...
