Super 'cross over' qualities
A no nonsense diploid perennial ryegrass of European breeding, with high scores for wear and sport in independent trials.
Gladys delivers lush green color and good tolerance to common diseases across Greater Europe. An above average fine leaved variety. Highly recommended for temperate and Mediterranean region.
A versatile mixing partner
Suitable for sports and traffic despite its high scores as ornamental lawn. Gladys is a versatile choice that will make a lawn mixture perform well in case of traffic, and make a sports mixture look really nice.
Use for example as a base component for mixtures of different profiles. Or as the major component for general purposes.
Gladys is a flexible component that provides a healthy dense lawn in a broad range of uses.
Ratings
Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced
Density
Fineness
Wear tolerance
Rust tolerance
Colour
Red thread tolerance
- Excellent appearance
- High wear tolerance
- Good overall disease resistance
Turfgrass Seed 2024
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| Cultivar | Shoot Density | Fineness of Leaf | Slow Regrowth | Visual Merit | Mean | Resistance to Red Thread | Cleanness of Cut | Winter Greenness | Summer Greenness |
| Gladys | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| Mean of all | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 |
Turfgrass Seed 2024
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| Cultivar | Live Ground Cover | Visual Merit | Mean | Recovery | Shoot Density | Fineness of Leaf | Resistance to Red Thread | Winter Greenness | Summer Greenness |
| Gildara | 7.0 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
5.1 |
| Mean of all | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 |
