CLAUDINE
Lolium perenne
- Excellent rust resistance
- STRI Listed for both Lawns and Sports
- Combines all the attributes for ornamental turf
- High shoot density
Combining attributes
CLAUDINE combines all the attributes required of a grass for lawns, landscaping, turf and summer sports.
Very dense and fine leaved with slow regrowth
Producing a dense, fine leaved turf. Its slow regrowth requires less mowing and produces less clippings for disposal.
Use on sports pitches
CLAUDINE is also suitable for use on winter sports pitches where it makes an ideal partner for our high performance sports turf cultivars - Columbine, Chardin, Monroe & Berlioz.
Technical Specifications
- Perennial ryegrass
The all-rounder for Lawns, Sport and turf production
- Listed/recommended in EU DE UK
BSPB Turfgrass List
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.
Lawn, Landscaping, Summer Sports & 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 |
| Claudine | 7.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 5.6 |
| Mean of all | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
Sports Use Trials (Mown at 25mm)
| Cultivar | Live Ground Cover | Visual Merit | Mean | Recovery | Shoot Density | Fineness of Leaf | Resistance to Red Thread | Winter Greenness | Summer Greenness |
| Claudine | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.0 |
| Mean of all | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 |
All data from BSPB/STRI Turfgrass seed 2026
Greens & Close Mown Trials
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Species and varieties
We offer a wide range of grass species ideal for stadiums, greens, wickets, land reclamation & landscapes. See all species here.
Perennial Ryegrass
Perennial ryegrass is a high yielding, quality grass. The best varieties are persistent under a grazing management, provided they are well fertilized and managed.