Carolina Lawns

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Table 1.Cool-Season Grasses

	Cultivar performance in North Carolina
Grass	Very Good	Good	Fair
Tall fescue	Bonanza, Phoenix, Taurus*, Thoroughbred, Trident	Adventure, Apache, Aquara, Arid, Astro, Avanti, Barnone, Brookston, Carefree, Cochise, Crossfire, Emperor, Falcon, Finelawn I, Finelawn 5GL, Houndog, Jaguar, Jaguar II, Maverick, Maverick II, Mesa, Murietta, Mustang, Olympic, Olympic II, Rebel, Rebel Jr., Rebel II, Richmond, Shenandoah, Shortstop, Sundance, Titan, Twilight, Wrangler	Amigo, Aztec, Bonsai, Chesapeake, Chieftan, Guardian, Ky31, Monarch, Pacer, Silverado, Tip, Trailblazer, Tribute, Willamette, Winchester
Kentucky bluegrass	A34¹, Aspen, Kelly, Blacksburg, Bristol¹, Classic, Coventry, Monopoly, Nassua, Parade, Ram I¹, Rugby, Somerset, Suffolk, Trenton, Wabash	Abbey, Able-I, Amazon, America¹, Aquila, Asset, Baron, Challenger, Chateau, Cheri, Cynthia, Eclipse, Estate, Georgetown¹, Glade¹, Gnome, Haga, Huntsville, Ikone, Joy, Julia, Kenblue, Merit*, Midnight¹, Mystic¹, Princeton, Sydsport¹, Tendos, Victa	Merion
Fine fescue	Aurora*, Scaldis, Spartan	Flyer, Longfellow, Reliant, Shadow, SR3000, Valda, Victory, Waldina	Atlanta, Banner, Biljart, Boreal, Center, Ceres, Checker, Enjoy, Ensylva, Highlight, Jamestown, Koket, Mary, Pennlawn*, Ruby, Waldorf
Perennial ryegrass	Allaire, Barrage, Birdie II, Competitor, Dillon, Fiesta II, Lindsay, Omega II, Patriot II, Pennant, Prelude, Saturn, SR 4100, Vintage 2DF	Barry, Caliente, Charger, Citation II, Dasher II, Dimension, Diplomat, Goalie, Manhattan II, Nova, Ovation, Palmer, Ranger, Regency, Repell, SR4000	Barcedo, Belle, Blazer, Brenda, Commander, Cowboy, Delray, Derby, Gator, Manhattan, Pennfine, Regal*, Rodeo, Seriff, Tara, Yorktown II

*Cultivars readily available in North Carolina.
¹Shade-tolerant cultivars.