Slender creeping red fescues

Greens, Close Mown Trials (Mown at 5mm)

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Slender creeping red fescues (Festuca rubra litoralis)

Cultivar Shoot Density Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Sybille 8.4 8.3 8.4 7.6 4.7 6.3 DLF/JNS/MM
Barnoustie 8.2 8.4 8.3 7.3 6.2 5.5 BAR
Barquess 7.9 8.2 8.0 7.5 4.6 3.9 BAR
Seroa 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.7 5.9 6.0 DLF/JNS
Barcrown 7.6 7.2 7.4 8.4 6.0 6.4 BAR
Beudin 7.3 7.5 7.4 6.9 5.5 5.2 OAS/TG
Absolom 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.8 4.3 5.1 DLF/JNS
Nigella 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.3 5.1 6.1 DLF/JNS
Viktorka 7.4 7.2 7.3 7.8 6.1 7.1 BAR
Cezanne 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.3 5.6 6.3 DLF/JNS
Tasida (LA) 7.6 7.0 7.3 6.2 7.0 8.2 DSV
Cathy 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.3 4.6 5.5 DLF/MM
Maryse 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.0 6.5 5.6 DLF/MM
Barpearl 6.9 7.1 7.0 8.0 6.2 6.2 BAR
Coptic (LA) 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.7 DLF
Cantando 6.8 7.0 6.9 5.2 6.5 6.4 RAGT
Aporina 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.4 5.9 5.5 DLF/MM
Charlotte 6.9 6.9 6.9 5.5 5.5 6.0 G/DSV
Teenie 6.9 6.5 6.7 6.4 7.3 6.6 DSV
Mirador 6.7 6.6 6.6 7.3 4.6 5.4 G
Aiglon 6.4 6.6 6.5 5.0 5.3 6.0 DLF
Sarolea 6.5 6.4 6.5 5.9 6.0 6.6 DLF
Musette 6.4 6.3 6.4 4.7 6.3 6.2 BAR
EuroMarie 6.4 6.3 6.3 4.5 7.1 5.9 DSV
Kasinski 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.2 8.2 8.2 DLF
Archibal 6.2 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.4 6.3 DLF
Reggae 6.2 6.1 6.2 4.0 6.5 6.0 BAR
Cathrine 6.1 5.9 6.0 5.6 8.2 7.8 DSV
Nicole 5.8 5.9 5.9 4.9 6.1 6.2 DSV
Smirna 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.4 DLF/MM
Borluna 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.5 7.5 G
Samanta 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.6 5.7 5.2 DLF
Sake (LA) 7.7 7.4 7.6 6.9 6.1 5.8 TG

(LA) = Limited availability
Bold = New cultivar

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