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Fancy Shade Blend

Shade Seed Blend

35% Navigator II/Cardinal II Creeping Red Fescue, 20% Navy Kentucky Bluegrass, 15% Wildhorse/ Shamrock Kentucky Bluegrass, 15% Jetty/Beacon II Hard Fescue, 10% Radar Chewings Fescue, 5% Slugger 3GL Perennial Ryegrass.

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FANCYSHADE

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50 LB Bag

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Certified Blue Tag

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Navigator II Creeping Red Fescue: Navigator III is the newest generation Strong Creeping Red Fescue in the lineup. This variety is often the prescription for success in difficult environments that challenge other cultivars. It will perform in shaded and poorly irrigated areas where fertility and pesticide inputs are either lacking or discouraged. Navigator III continues its excellence in turf quality and drought stress while improving its traffic stress and shade tolerance. (A-List Variety)

Cardinal II Creeping Red Fescue: Cardinal II is a top-rated creeping red fescue. Cardinal II exhibits very high turf quality under a numberof different conditions. Cardinal II has excellent color and maintains its quality when mowed at fairwayheight as well as under no-mow and shady conditions. Cardinal II has unparalleled disease resistance,scoring high against Dollar Spot, Red Thread and Summer Patch. Cardinal II is highly wear-tolerant,making it a great fit for most turf applications where a shade tolerant, high-quality turf is desired. (A-List Variety)

Navy Kentucky Bluegrass: Navy is an early maturing Kentucky Bluegrass that exhibits excellent spring greenup and improved disease resistance. Navy has a nice medium-dark green color which will blend well with a wide range of cool season mixes.

Wildhorse Kentucky Bluegrass: Wildhorse is a specific cultivar of Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis) that is recognized in the turf industry for its strong overall performance, particularly in terms of density, color, and recovery. It is often used in premium seed blends for athletic fields and high-quality lawns.

Shamrock Kentucky Bluegrass: Shamrock is a widely recognized and long-established cultivar of Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis). While it is considered an older, common type of bluegrass, it has historically been a reliable standard and is still included in many general-purpose turf mixtures due to its dependability and good characteristics.

Jetty Hard Fescue: Jetty hard fescue was ranked highest in the NTEP for shade tolerance and can handle growing under dense tree canopies. Unlike other hard fescues, Jetty can withstand low mowings, working well in low maintenance areas or golf courses that need to be mowed low. (A-List Variety)

Beacon Hard Fescue: Beacon II is a new Hard Fescue release from Mountain View Seeds. Like it’s predecessor, Beacon II exudes multiple traits that set it apart from other hard fescues. This variety has superb density; theyear-round dense sward keeps weeds from getting a foothold. Beacon II features high seedling vigorand aggressive establishment which allows it to form a solid turf stand quickly. It’s drought tolerance issecond to none in the latest NTEP trials. Beacon II is a use-anywhere selection when soils and fertilityare lacking, and irrigation is absent. Suggested for low maintenance residential turf, roadsides, parks,and golf course roughs. (A-List Variety)

Radar Chewings Fescue: Radar chewings fescue is dark greeen, in fact the darkest of the fine fescue varieties tested. It has excellent disease rsistance, particularly to red thread and pink patch, and is also endophyte enhanced. Tolerance to shade and tracfic and wear adds to its versatility. (A-List Variety)

Slugger 3GL Perennial Ryegrass: Slugger 3GL is another top-rated NTEP performer from Mountain View Seeds. Slugger 3GL combines all the traits you expect in a great variety, along with excellent gray leaf spot resistance. (A-List Variety)

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