SOMBRERO
Poa pratensis
- Number 1 for wear tolerance in the UK
- Very fine leaves and extreme density
- Medium dark green colour
- Self-repair via rhizomatous growth
The highest wear tolerance
All parameters for measuring wear tolerance raises SOMBRERO to the top: Live ground cover, visual merit after wear treatment, recovery, shoot density… First choice for all mixtures for sports and play, whether football, rugby, golf tees and fairways, public playgrounds…
Extended uses
The fineness of leaves and high density allows the use of SOMBRERO for a wide range of purposes including home lawns. One very strong and appreciated feature is the self-repairing capacity due to the extension via rhizomes. Rhizomes are below ground stems spreading horizontally and giving birth to new shoots.
Medium to dark green colour
SOMBRERO is darker than most other Smooth Stalked Meadow Grasses. Perennial Ryegrass is the preferred mixing partner for cooler regions whereas Tall Fescue is the best choice for hot and dry regions.
Technical Specifications
- Kentucky bluegrass
One of a kind - top sports turf variety
- Listed/recommended in EU BY DE DK RU UK
Index for use. Scale 1-9, 9=best
Source: RSM 2012 (D)
Performance according to uses. 1-9, 9=best
Source: STRI-Bingley 2012 (UK) table S2 (Sport)
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Index for use. Scale 1-9, 9=best
Source: RSM 2012 (D)| Average catalogue | Sombrero | |
| Live ground cover | 6,3 | 7,5 |
| Visual merit | 6,5 | 7,8 |
| Recovery | 6,4 | 7,6 |
| Shoot density | 6,7 | 7,9 |
| Fineness of leaf | 6,6 | 7,9 |
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Species and varieties
Find different types of lawn grass varieties and learn about the various species
Smooth-stalked meadow-grass
Smooth- stalked meadow-grass (Poa pratensis) is a persistent species with strong rhizomes, tolerating hard wear due to regeneration. Germination and establishment are slow.