DESIGNED ESPECIALLY FOR PERMANENT TURF

Evening Shade Perennial Ryegrass

 

Evening Shade is a very dark green perennial ryegrass variety. Leaf texture is very refined--among the finest available. And, disease resistance is good especially to red thread, crown rust and brown blight.

GENETIC COLOR

RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

GENETIC COLOR RATINGS 1-9; 9 = Dark Green

NAME

MEAN

BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89)

7.7

EVENING SHADE

7.5

REPELL II (LDRD)

7.3

STALLION SELECT (PS-105)

7.2

PRISM (ZPS-28D)

7.1

PRELUDE II (2P2-90)

7.1

YORKTOWN III (LDRF)

6.9

BOARDWALK (OFI-D4)

6.1

LINN

4.2

LSD VALUE

0.2

LEAF TEXTURE

RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

LEAF TEXTURE RATINGS 1-9; 9 = VERY FINE

NAME

MEAN

LOWGROW (PICK89LLG)

6.7

PRELUDE II (2P2-90)

6.1

EVENING SHADE

5.9

STALLION SELECT (PS-105)

5.8

DERBY SUPREME

5.4

CITATION II

5.2

CALIENTE

4.9

LINN

2.4

LSD VALUE

0.5

RED THREAD

RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

RED THREAD RATINGS 1-9; 9 = NO DISEASE

NAME

MEAN

PRISM (ZPS-28D)

6.8

EVENING SHADE

6.1

STALLION SELECT (PS-105)

6.0

PRELUDE II (2P2-90)

5.9

BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89)

5.8

REPELL II (LDRD)

5.6

PALMER II (P89)

5.5

GOALIE

5.2

LSD VALUE

0.7

CROWN RUST

RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

CROWN RUST RATINGS 1-9; 9 = NO DISEASE

NAME

MEAN

ELITE (WVPB-88-PR-C-23)

7.0

EVENING SHADE

5.6

STALLION SELECT (PS-105)

5.1

PRELUDE II (2P2-90)

4.7

PALMER II

4.5

BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89)

3.8

REPELL II (LDRD)

3.8

PENNFINE

1.8

LSD VALUE

0.9

This advanced generation perennial ryegrass has excellent mowing qualities. Since Evening Shade is naturally low growing, less mowing should be required.

CANOPY HEIGHT

MEASUREMENTS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

CANOPY EIGHT MEASURED IN CM

NAME

IL2

LINN

22.7

REPELL II (LDRD)

15.7

STALLION SELECT (PS-105)

15.0

AFFINITY (GEN-90)

12.3

BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89)

12.3

EVENING SHADE

12.3

NAVAJO (PST-2DPR)

11.3

LSD VALUE

3.6

WINTER KILL

RATINGS OF PERENNIAL RYEGRASS CULTIVARS

1991 - 1994 DATA

WINTER KILL RATINGS 1-9; 9 = BEST

NAME

MEAN

PREMIER

6.0

EVENING SHADE

5.0

PRELUDE II (2P2-90)

4.7

PALMER II

4.3

REPELL II (LDRD)

4.3

BRIGHTSTAR (PST-GH-89)

4.0

DANARO

2.7

LSD VALUE

0.7

Data from Final Report 1991-1994 NTEP No. 95-12 National Perennial Ryegrass Test. Please contact Turf Merchants for a copy of the entire report.

Evening Shade's dark green color extends into the fall and winder exhibiting one of the darkest winter color ratings. Plus Evening Shade shows excellent resistance to winter kill!

See also Evening Shade for Overseeding!

Evening Shade Acrobat® PDF Documents Filename and Size
Evening Shade Permanent Turf Brochure TMI_EveningShadePerm.pdf, 288kb
Evening Shade Overseeding Brochure TMI_EveningShadeOverseed.pdf, 364kb
Evening Shade Advertisement TMI_EveningShadeAd.pdf, 432kb
   
TMI NTEP Performance Brochure TMI_NTEP_Performance.pdf, 672k
TMI Overseeding Brochure TMI_Overseeding.pdf, 148k
TMI Sod Quality Brochure TMI_NTEP_Performance.pdf, 436k
   

 

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