PGG Wrightson Turf cultivars undergo rigorous testing procedures. With breeding, evaluation and screening sites located throughout Australasia, we are able to source the most suitable genetic material to include in our cultivar range.
Browntop and bentgrasses are highly suitable for golf greens, tee boxes and elite amenity areas due to their shoot density and tolerance to low mowing. These species show true fineness of leaf even when mown below 5 mm.
A+, a mixture of a Penn A bentgrass and Pure Eclipse, combines the strengths of two of the most proven bentgrass varieties creating a blend with broad genetic diversity that will produce the highest quality putting surface. A+ delivers a striking dark green colour and fine leaf texture that produces a beautiful playing surface.
• Great resistance to red leaf spot
• Good disease resistance
• Great spring green-up
• Dark green colour
• High density
Penn A-1 creeping bentgrass displays a very dark green colour along with a fine leaf texture. It has outstanding heat and cold tolerances, very good winter colour and quick spring green up. Penn A-1 has good disease resistance and forms a dense sward. It is suited to golf course putting surfaces but can also be used on tees and fairways.
Penn A-4 creeping bentgrass displays a dark green colour along with a fine leaf texture and outstanding heat and cold tolerance. Penn A-4 has high disease resistance and forms a very dense sward due to its aggressive growth habit. It is suited to golf course putting greens as it forms a smooth grainless surface.
Penncross is an aggressive growing bentgrass with wide adaptability, but it is relatively coarse compared to more modern cultivars for closely mowed greens. It has tight, upright growth characteristics and a fine leaf texture. It is best suited for use on golf courses (fairways, tees and greens) and winter overseeding of bermudagrass greens.
Pure Distinction is the latest advanced bentgrass from Pure-Seed Testing. It has a rich heritage that includes legendary Penncross and the groundbreaking Penn A’s and G’s. Uniquely bright green coloured, Pure Distinction takes the attributes of these bents – dense, upright, and aggressive growth, less thatch and easy maintenance – to the next level.
Arrowtown is an elite browntop, being significantly finer and denser than Egmont, Manor and Sefton browntop. Arrowtown recovers rapidly from renovation and is an excellent choice for golf greens. Arrowtown has good year-round quality and is best suited to closer mown, high maintenance situations such as greens, tees and fairways.
Macdonald creeping bentgrass is a high quality turfgrass for greens and was developed for high resistance to many diseases including Dollar Spot, Anthracnose, Brown Patch and Pink Snow mould.
Fine fescues have a high shoot density and are tolerant to low mowing. They maintain good colour and a fine appearance year-round. Fine fescues can used in a range of areas such as golf greens, tees and fairways. This species is also suitable for landscaping.
Requires less water and chemicals to achieve optimum turfgrass performance. This drought tolerant and disease resistant variety is good for you and for our environment. Recommended for use in park settings, golf course roughs and fairways, home lawns and landscape areas.
Predator hard fescue forms an excellent quality dark, dense and fine turf that is difficult to tell from chewings fescue. It is a slow growing species that is tolerant of low fertility and drought in suitable soils. Drought tolerance and persistence is best on heavy soils and moist loams but is poor on sands without irrigation.
This cultivar exhibits a high level of drought tolerance, resulting in lower water usage. It is shade tolerant and performs well in full sun. A minimal amount of fertiliser is required to keep a healthy turf. Recommended for use in home lawns, parks, reclamation sites and golf courses.
Governors creeping red fescue is a medium-textured, midgreen fine fescue, bred from New Zealand genetic material. It has the outstanding ability to retain a green colour and grow actively over winter when other fine fescues become dormant and exhibit brown dead material. Governors is ideally used in situations such as golf course roughs, where the mowing height is above 50 mm.
Kentucky Bluegrass is a cool season lawn grass which spreads via rhizomes to form a dense sod and grows best during cool, moist weather on well-drained, fertile soils with a pH between 6 and 7.
Kentucky Bluegrass is a cool season lawn grass which spreads via rhizomes to form a dense sod and grows best during cool, moist weather on well-drained, fertile soils with a pH between 6 and 7.
Turf type perennial ryegrasses are hard wearing and quick to germinate. This species can be used in both proffesional sports turf and in fine turf settings such as landscaping. Suitable for overseeding as it can establish rapidly in a range of soils.
Colosseum is a medium-fine, mid-green, perennial ryegrass that is a cross between Mediterranean and American genetics. The Mediterranean genetics gives the turf active winter growth in cooler weather and rapid germination, especially in cold temperatures down to 5°C.
Soprano is an attractive, very dark green, perennial ryegrass with outstanding density and fineness making it a great choice for lawns, golf courses and sports fields. Soprano has good resistance to summer diseases allowing it to maintain high quality in humid conditions over summer.
Spartacus is a medium dark green turf perennial ryegrass with good density and fineness and an outstanding lively green colour retention with absence of browning. Excellent yearround colour and scores well in trials for both density and fineness.
Fiesta Cinco perennial ryegrass demonstrates the highest turf quality overall at all locations of the 2016 NTEP Perennial Ryegrass trials. Fiesta Cinco has a very dark green colour with superior winter colour retention. This variety also has superior resistance to Crown Rust and Pink Snow Mould and very high resistance to Gray Leaf Spot and Red Thread.
Turf tall fescues have very good tolerance of hot or cold weather extremes. This species has a high quality, dark and fine turf appearance, and retains its green colour deeper into the summer due to a strong deep root system.
Currawong II produces a low growing dense sward and can be used in any situation where a premium turf-type tall fescue is required. These situations include sports fields, parks, home lawns, sod farms and golf course roughs.
Regenerate has improved recovery from wear, drought tolerance and exhibits improved tolerance to billbug damage & brown patch disease with outstanding performance across all regions of turf type tall fescue use.
Lagertha was bred from advanced American material developed over many years by Rutgers University. In New Zealand a selection was undertaken for turf performance, disease resistance and adaption by turf breeder Louise Carpenter.
Rebel Xtreme was developed to combat the stresses of summer such as diseases and drought pressures. Rebel Xtreme has a deep root system which provides a turfgrass that establishes quickly. The deep roots enhance its drought tolerance and aids in nutrient uptake at lower soil depths.