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
Barnoustie 8.3 8.4 8.3 7.3 6.2 5.6 BAR
Barquess 7.8 8.2 8.0 7.6 4.7 4.0 BAR
Sybille 8.0 7.8 7.9 7.5 4.8 6.3 DLF/MM
Seroa 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.8 5.9 6.1 DLF/JNS
Absolom 7.1 7.6 7.3 7.8 4.2 5.4 DLF/JNS
Beudin 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.9 5.4 5.2 OAS/TG
Tasida 7.5 7.0 7.3 6.3 7.0 8.1 DSV
Barcrown 7.5 7.1 7.3 8.2 6.0 6.3 BAR
Sake (LA) 7.4 7.1 7.2 6.4 5.6 5.9 TG
Cezanne 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.3 5.6 6.2 DLF/JNS
Maryse 7.1 7.2 7.1 6.1 6.5 5.6 DLF/MM
Cathy 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.0 4.6 5.9 DLF/MM
Coptic (LA) 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.3 5.9 6.7 DLF
Cantando 6.9 7.1 7.0 5.2 6.6 6.4 RAGT
Barpearl 6.8 7.0 6.9 7.9 6.1 6.2 BAR
Viktorka 7.0 6.7 6.9 7.5 5.8 6.9 BAR
Teenie 7.0 6.6 6.8 6.5 7.4 6.7 DSV
Charlotte 6.8 6.7 6.7 5.5 5.6 6.1 G/DSV
Aiglon 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.1 5.3 6.1 DLF
Mirador 6.6 6.5 6.6 7.3 4.5 5.4 G/DSV
Sarolea 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.0 5.9 6.9 DLF
Kasinski 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.3 8.0 8.4 DLF
EuroMarie 6.4 6.3 6.3 4.7 7.2 6.0 DSV
Archibal 6.1 6.4 6.3 5.9 5.3 6.3 DLF
Musette 6.3 6.1 6.2 4.7 6.3 6.5 BAR
Reggae 6.2 6.1 6.1 4.1 6.4 6.0 BAR
Nicole 5.8 5.9 5.9 4.9 6.0 6.2 DSV
Borluna 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.4 7.5 G
Smirna 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.2 5.4 DLF/MM
Samanta 4.9 5.1 5.0 5.4 5.4 5.5 DLF
Biguine (LA) 8.0 8.1 8.1 6.6 6.6 5.8 SMFR/G
Guzla (LA) 7.0 7.3 7.1 6.5 5.1 4.4 SMFR

(LA) = Limited availability
Bold = New cultivar

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