Slender creeping red fescue

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Slender creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra litoralis)

Cultivar Shoot Density Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Barnoustie 7.9 8.1 8.0 7.7 5.8 5.8 BAR
Barquess 7.8 8.3 8.0 7.6 4.1 3.9 BAR
Sybille 8.0 7.6 7.8 8.2 5.3 7.2 DLF/JNS/MM
Aporina 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.1 6.2 5.9 DLF/MM
Beudin 7.4 7.6 7.5 6.4 6.0 5.6 OAS/TG
Nigella 7.5 7.5 7.5 6.9 5.6 6.6 DLF/JNS
Seroa 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.8 5.3 6.3 DLF/JNS
Barcrown 7.5 7.3 7.4 8.4 5.5 6.5 BAR
Absolom 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.2 4.6 5.2 DLF/JNS
Cezanne 7.1 7.3 7.2 6.1 6.2 6.6 DLF/JNS
Cathy 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.0 4.9 5.9 DLF/MM
Tasida (LA) 7.2 6.8 7.0 6.4 6.8 8.4 DSV
Barpearl 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.8 6.1 6.2 BAR
Mirador 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.7 5.5 5.7 G
Viktorka 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.4 6.2 7.0 BAR
Maryse 6.7 6.8 6.7 5.8 6.4 6.1 DLF/MM
Archibal 6.6 6.6 6.6 5.3 5.6 6.3 DLF
Cantando 6.5 6.7 6.6 5.5 6.5 5.9 RAGT
Baniva 6.6 6.5 6.6 5.9 5.6 6.3 DLF
Sarolea 6.6 6.5 6.6 6.1 6.1 6.8 DLF
Aiglon 6.4 6.6 6.5 6.4 5.3 6.0 DLF
Charlotte 6.5 6.2 6.4 6.1 5.4 6.4 G/DSV
Teenie 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.9 6.9 6.5 DSV
EuroMarie 6.0 6.2 6.1 4.9 8.0 6.0 DSV
Musette 6.0 6.1 6.1 4.4 6.8 6.3 BAR
Pinafore 6.0 6.0 6.0 5.9 7.1 6.8 DLF
Cathrine 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.3 8.4 7.6 DSV
Reggae 5.8 5.5 5.6 4.2 6.3 6.0 BAR
Smirna 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.6 DLF/MM
Nicole 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.9 6.6 6.5 DSV
Samanta 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.0 5.5 5.6 DLF
Jazlynn (LA) 7.9 7.6 7.7 6.5 5.8 6.3 DLF/MM

(LA) = Limited availability
Bold = New cultivar

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