Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa Pratensis)

Kentucky bluegrass is know for being a high quality turf with great recuperator qualities. It is sod-former, stress-resistant and thatch-former. In the next few posts we will cover Kentucky Bluegrass varieties, drought resistance, heat resistance, shade tolerance, disease-and insect-prone, water requirements and Nitrogen requirements.


 Kentucky Bluegrass cultivars are drought resistant which means that their ability to remain green during extended drought will vary. Let’s take a closer look at Kentucky Bluegrass varieties.
Drought Resistance:
  • SR2000
  • Livingston
  • America
  • Unique
  • Apollo
  • Showcase
  • Brilliant
  • Classic
  • Compact
  • Newer Kentucky Bluegrass Cultivars Excellent Quality (color, density, texture)
Excellent traffic tolerance:
  • Avalanche
  • Award
  • Midnight II
  • NuDestiny
  • Julia
  • Moonlight
  • Limousine
  • Coventry
  • Brilliant
  • P105
Fair to Good Traffic Tolerance:
  • Arcadia
  • Awesome
  • Barrister
  • Impact
  • Liberator
  • Moonshadow
  • Odyssey
  • Perfection
  • Total Eclipse
Source: Traffic tolerance ratings based on RutgersUniversity research

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