cool-season grass

Cold-tolerant turf

Cool-season grass is turf grass that thrives in moderate temperatures, growing most actively in spring and fall rather than summer heat.

Kentucky bluegrass, fescue, and ryegrass are common types.

These grasses stay green longer into autumn and green up earlier in spring, but may go dormant or brown during hot summers: The cool-season grass struggled through the August drought.

Related

cold-tolerant · ryegrass · slow-growing · turfgrass · cover crop · mowing · erosion control · dethatching · aeration · fertilization · bluegrass · lawn · blade · perennial · dew · sod · irrigation · clippings

Opposites
temperature adaptation

cool-season grasswarm-season grass

Lawn species thriving in heat

bermudagrass · zoysia · buffalograss · carpetgrass

Family

cool, grass, season

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G