Cultivars

Mowing Ht. (in)

Cold Tolerance

Shade Tolerance

Chinch Bug Resistance

Green Color

Texture

Density

Normal Growth Habit

Bitterblue

3-4

good

very good

slight

dark

coarse

good

Floratine

2-3

fair

good

slight

dark

fine

good

Floratam

3-4

poor

fair

good*

dark

coarse

good

Floralawn

3-4

poor

poor

good*

dark

very coarse

good

Raleigh

3-4

very good

good

poor

medium

coarse

good

Semi-Dwarf Growth Habit

Delmar

1- 2

very good

good

poor

dark

fine

good

Jade

1- 2

good

good

poor

dark

very fine

good

Palmetto

3-4

dark

coarse

good

Seville

2-2

good

very good

slight

dark

fine

good

*Isolated evidence of a new chinch bug has been reported, which can feed on these cultivars.