Blue Velvet
Kentucky Bluegrass
SEEDS & SCIENCE
Description
Blue Velvet - Kentucky Bluegrass
is a Midnight-type very dark green, dense and fine leaved.
Blue Velvet has summer performance under severe summer
stress, and will persist indefinitely under demanding
turfgrass conditions. Blue Velvet is a low growing cultivar
that requires less frequent mowing than most other
bluegrasses.
Blue Velvet is recommended for use wherever a premium
quality Kentucky Bluegrass turf is needed. It can be cut to
1/2”, and is suitable for golf course fairways and roughs. It
can be used in sod blends, on sports turf, in parks and on
high quality home lawns. It performs well under high or low
maintenance. Compared to most Midntight-type varieties,
Blue Velvet has a very good adaptation to shady conditions
Key Features
- Low-growing
- Performs well under all maintenance levels
- Very good adaptation to shade
- Very good to excellent disease resistance
- Great summer performance under heat and drought stress
General Characteristics
Establishment (Days)
14-21
First Mowing (Days)
21-28
Endophyte + (Yes, No)
No
Germination (Days)
6-10
Mowing Frequency (Per Week)
1
Nitrogen Requirement (Low, Med, High)
Low
Segment
Turfgrass
Species
Kentucky Bluegrass
Sci. Name
Poa pratensis
Seeding Information
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
1250000
Approx. Seeds/Kg.
2750000
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare)
100-200
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
90-175
Seeding Rate - Overseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
1-1.5
Seeding Rate - Interseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
1-1.5
Seeding Rate - Interseed (Kg./100 sq. meters)
.5-.75
Seeding Rate - New (Kg./100 sq. meters)
1-2
Seeding Rate - New (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.)
2-4
Seeding Rate - Overseed (Kg./100 sq. meters)
.5-.75
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