Lawns of Colorado

This is a  warm-season, bunch grass with flat blades one to two millimeters wide; the color is blue-green; the texture is fine and soft during periods of active growth; state grass of Colorado.

Mature Height: 6 to 18 inches; mow to 2 1/2 to 3 inches or leave unmowed to allow the development of attractive seed heads.

Watering: 1/2 to 3/4 inch every two weeks during hot, dry spells.

Sun/shade: Likes full sun, poor to fair shade tolerance.

Traffic: Fair tolerance to traffic during periods of active growth.

This cool-season, bunch grass with medium blades; color varies from light green to blue-green; the texture is soft.

Height: 12 to 30 inches, mow to three inches.

Watering: 3/4 to 1 inch every week during hot, dry spells.

Sun/shade: Tolerates both sun and shade.

Traffic: Fair tolerance to traffic.

A cool-season, sod-forming grass with fine blades; color varies by variety from medium to very dark green; the texture is fine and soft.

Height: 18 to 24 inches; mow to 3-4 inches. May need less water in shade or well-amended soil, or if the property owner will accept less than optimum appearance. 

Watering: 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches every week during hot, dry spells.

Sun/shade: Likes full sun to light shade; some varieties such as Bristol, Glade, Nugget and America tolerate shade better than other varieties.

Traffic: Good tolerance to traffic, some varieties more so than others.

This is a warm-season, sod-forming grass with fine blades; the color is blue-green, and the texture is fine and soft during periods of active growth.

Height: Four to eight inches; mow to 2 to 2 1/2 inches or leave unmowed.

Watering: 1/2 to 3/4 inch every 2 weeks during hot, dry spells.

Sun/shade: Likes full sun; poor to fair shade tolerance.

Traffic: Fair to good tolerance to traffic during periods of active growth.

This is a  cool-season, bunch grass with wider blades; color varies by variety from medium to dark green; texture varies from soft to medium coarse.

Height: 24-36 inches; mow to 3 inches.

Watering: 3/4 to 1 inch every week during hot, dry spells. If planted in heavy clay soil that prevents the development of a long root system, may require as much water as Kentucky bluegrass.

Sun/shade: Likes full sun to moderate shade.

Traffic: Good tolerance.

A cool-season bunchgrass with medium to dark green glossy blades.

Height: 10 to 24 inches, mow to 2 1/2 to 3 inches.

Watering: 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 inches per week during hot, dry spells

Sun/shade: Poor to fair shade tolerance; prefers full sun.

Traffic: Good tolerance; sometimes used alone or mixed with Kentucky bluegrass for sports fields.