GLADYS

Super 'cross over' qualities

A no nonsense diploid perennial ryegrass of European breeding, with high scores for wear and sport in independent trials.

Gladys delivers lush green color and good tolerance to common diseases across Greater Europe. An above average fine leaved variety. Highly recommended for temperate and Mediterranean region.

 

A versatile mixing partner

Suitable for sports and traffic despite its high scores as ornamental lawn. Gladys is a versatile choice that will make a lawn mixture perform well in case of traffic, and make a sports mixture look really nice.

Use for example as a base component for mixtures of different profiles. Or as the major component for general purposes.   

Gladys is a flexible component that provides a healthy dense lawn in a broad range of uses. 

  • Excellent appearance
  • High wear tolerance
  • Good overall disease resistance

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

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7
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9

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Lawns, Landscaping, Summer Sports and Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm)

Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Slow Regrowth Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Cleanness of Cut Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Gladys 7.0 6.8 5.4 7.4 6.7 5.6 6.2 4.9 5.5
Mean of all 7.0 6.9 6.4 7.0 6.8 5.9 6.3 5.6 5.7

Turfgrass Seed 2024
Sports Uses (Mown at 25mm)

Cultivar Live Ground Cover Visual Merit Mean Recovery Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness
Gildara 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 5.5 5.3

5.1

Mean of all 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.6 6.7 6.6 5.7 5.7 5.8

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DLF is proud to have some of the highest STRI rated cultivars, meaning you can feel confident that your turf grass seed has the best chance at creating the elite facilities you are looking for. BSPB is a trade association providing accurately analysed and independently supervised trials for turf seed companies.

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