Lolium perenne
Forage perennial ryegrass is a perennial cool-season bunchgrass that is used for hay and grazing pastures. It is an ideal component in mixtures for ruminant animals due to its rapid establishment and quick regrowth. Forage perennial ryegrass is excellent for managed intensive grazing operations. Recent advances include varieties developed with elevated sugar levels.
Looking for a more temporary pasture grass option?
A perennial cool-season bunchgrass that is used for hay and grazing pastures. It is an ideal component in mixtures due to its rapid establishment and quick regrowth.
Excellent Drought Tolerant • Plentiful, Nutritious Forage • Highly Palatable • Suitable for Silage • Superior Disease Resistance • Excellent Seed Vigor
Superior Foliar Disease Resistance • Excellent for Hay Production • Early Spring Growth • High Forage Quality • Highly Palatable • Exceptional Forage Yield
Easy to Establish • Early Spring Green-Up • Exceptional Forage Yield • Highly Palatable • Erosion Control • Great Forage for Horses
Rapid Establishment ∙ Superior Yield ∙ Highly Palatable ∙ Excellent Drought Tolerance ∙ Improved Cold Tolerance
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Annual ryegrass is usually slightly lighter in color than perennial ryegrass and has a more coarse texture. It's great for one-time, short term use.
Color | Light |
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Texture | Coarse |
Lifecycle | One Season |
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Low Fertility | |
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More permanent as it lasts for several seasons, provides long-term erosion control and serves as a great food source for pasture-grazing animals.
Color | Medium |
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Texture | Fine |
Lifecycle | Multiple Season |
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Low Fertility | |
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A short-lived perennial used in mixes for overseeding warm-season grasses and for grazing or silage where some rapid establishment is needed.
Color | Dark |
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Texture | Wide blade |
Lifecycle | One Season |
Drought Tolerance | |
Heat Tolerance | |
Cold Tolerance | |
Shade Tolerance | |
Flood Tolerance | |
Low Fertility | |
Silage | |
Hay | |
Grazing | |
Stockpile | |
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