YVETTE
Poa pratensis
- Slow regrowth
- Fine leaves
- Red thread tolerance
- Medium green colour
Slow regrowth
Yvette has a very slow regrowth enabling a nice appearance for longer time and reduced maintenance.
Very good resistance to red thread disease
Yvette show very good tolerance to red thread disease. Red thread is particularly present when nitrogen supply is low.
Fine leaves and good summer appearance
Yvette is amongst the most fine leaved Poa pratensis varieties and can advantageously be part of most mixtures for prestigious lawns. Yvette has better summer appearance than most other Poa pratensis.
Technical Specifications
- Kentucky bluegrass
Very slow growing disease resistant beautiful lawngrass
- Listed/recommended in EU BY DE DK FR NL NO RU TR UK
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Compared to 13 varieties of the French catalogue
Source: GEVES Bulletin Gazon 2007 (France)| Average French catalogue | YVETTE | |
| Lawn | 5,0 | 5,3 |
| Sport | 5,2 | 5,4 |
| Ornamental | 5,2 | 5,5 |
Regrowth and disease resistance
Source: STRI Turfgrass Seed 2007| Average top-10 | Yvette | |
| Slow regrowth | 6,13 | 6,4 |
| Red thread | 5,92 | 6,9 |
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Species and varieties
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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.