COLUMBINE

Lolium perenne

  • Fast recovery to maintain live ground cover
  • Excellent persistency
  • Superior salt tolerance
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Sport sport sport...
COLUMBINE is tailored to withstand hard wear, recovery with excellent results even after severe damage, and still able to maintain a very high live ground cover.

Salt tolerant repair mix constituent
COLUMBINE is perfect in repair seed mixtures to revive damaged pitches or playgrounds and to upgrade the pitch towards a surface allowing more playing hours. As an extra +, COLUMBINE has high salt tolerance.

Rough, tough but still fine!
In spite of being dedicated to sports, COLUMBINE is nevertheless, much more fine leaved than 10 year old "ornamental" varieties with very good persistency. A good investment!

Easy establishment but not for weed!
COLUMBINE is very easy to establish. The high live ground reduces weed invasion – including Poa annua.

Technical Specifications

  • Perennial ryegrass
  • Dedicated sport type, with salt tolerance

  • Listed/recommended in DE,IS,NL,RU,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.

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
Columbine 5.6 5.8 5.5 5.9 5.7 5.6 5.3 5.9 5.4
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
Columbine 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.3 6.2 5.7
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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The Masterline® mixtures are designed for golf courses, stadiums, parks, etc. The mixtures consist of very fine-leafed and dense-growing, quality varieties. For enhanced performance two varieties of each species are always used in the mixtures.

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For over 175 years Johnsons Sports Seed mixtures have been equivalent to quality sports turf with an unequalled reputation for technical excellence, reflecting the standards set by the people who use them - those who lead the way in sports turf management.

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The MM Brand is one of the oldest most respected professional brands in the UK Industry with over 40 years knowledge in grass and wildflower seed. Our product portfolio is second to none with performance proven mixtures, that are used at elite professional stadiums, golf courses and international tennis centres.

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The latest Designer range of grass and wild flower seed contain mixtures and varieties that have been formulated over the last 30 years to withstand the UK climate and demands of the modern day sports and amenity professional. 

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Contact the amenity team

Amenity Team:

Telephone: 01386 791102
Email: amenity@dlf.co.uk

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