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ESPARINA
Salt & drought tolerant chewings fescue suitable for lawn use and close mown areas
Salt tolerant and maintaining visual merit under drought
With a score of 7 for salt tolerance, ESPARINA is one of the best varieties for growth in saline conditions.
Consider for coastal areas and where impaired water is used for irrigation.
Excellent visual merit in dry conditions.
Fusarium tolerance
ESPARINA shows good tolerance to one of the most harmful turf grass diseases: Fusarium.
Colour
Most red fescues have a lighter to medium colour of leaves. ESPARINA appears with darker than most, and this can be an advantage for certain mixtures with dark varieties of other species.
- Higher than average salt tolerance for the species
- Good visual merit under drought
- Supports close mowing (green's height)
- Good tolerance to Fusarium and common diseases
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