Dwarf Perennial Rye Grass | Lolium Perenne
A narrow bladed tufting rye grass with excellent recovery characteristics suitable for hard wearing and finer lawns. Also disease tolerant and well suited to clay soils.
Why do we use this in our Lawn Seed Mixtures?
- Type of growth: tufted
- Creeping habit for density: none
- Turf binding for stability: medium
- Self-repair and wear tolerance: excellent
- Disease tolerance: excellent
- Drought tolerance: low
- Shade tolerance: medium
- Growth rate: strong
- Where used: most lawns, tennis courts and sports turf
- Leaf type: narrow flat
- Ideal mowing height: 25 to 45mm
- Ideal pH: 5.5 to 7.5
- Germination: fast 7-10 days @ 8 degrees or more
Coarse Rye Grass
Rye grass comes in varieties from the wild ones to those used for grass leys to feed cattle. This has created a bad name for rye grass due to its perceived coarse nature but if you purchase seed from a reputable source you will get a dwarf rye grass which is similar to those used on tennis courts. In other words, fine leaved and glossy green. And because the bottom of the leaf shines it makes a great addition to any lawn mixture because when cut with a mower with a roller it stripes wonderfully.
Rye Grass Stalks
These occur between May and June and are stiff stalks containing a seed head. They are temporary but can be a bit of a problem if they occur in great numbers. Cylinder mowers don't cut them very well if they lie flat so rake they upright and mow with a rotary mower.
We use this Grass Seed in these Lawn Mixtures
More Grass Seed and Lawn Seed Mixtures
-
![Slender Creeping Red Fescue Grass |Festuca Rubra Litoralis]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA fine bladed creeping and binding grass with good overall characteristics suitable for ornamental and finer lawns. Also tolerant of shade and drought.
-
![Strong Creeping Red Fescue Grass Seed | Festuca Rubra Rubra]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA narrow bladed strong creeping and binding grass with good wear and recovery characteristics suitable for many lawns. Also tolerant of disease and drought.
-
![Chewings Fescue Grass | Festuca Rubra Commutata]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesAn attractive fine bristle tufting grass with good drought and shade tolerance suitable for fine and ornamental lawns, golf and bowling greens.
-
![Smooth Stalked Meadow Grass | Poa pratensis]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA narrow bladed creeping and binding grass with good wear and shade tolerance suitable for finer lawns. Also known as Kentucky blue grass.
-
![Common Browntop Bent | Agrostis species]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA fine bristle, densely creeping grass suitable for close mowing and used on golf tees, bowling greens and ornamental lawns. Also tolerant of drought and disease.
-
![Tall Fescue Grass | Festuca Arundinacea]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA medium flat bladed grass with good wear and recovery characteristics. Very tolerant of drought and shade suited to freely draining, sandy, dry or dry shady lawns.
-
![Mowing for a Dense Lawn]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesA medium flat bladed strongly creeping and binding grass with good wear and repair characteristics. Also excellent drought, shade and disease tolerance for sandy soils and dry lawns.
-
![Hard Fescue Grass | Festuca Trachyphylla]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesAn densely tuft fine bristle tufting grass with excellent drought and shade tolerance suitable for dry and shady lawns, golf and bowling greens.
-
![Rough Stalked Meadow Grass | Poa Trivialis]()
Grass Seed and Lawn Seed MixturesAn creeping and loosely tufted flat balded grass with good drought and shade tolerance enjoying damp shady lawns. Also has good disease and wear tolerance.
