Double Eagle Rye
Double Eagle Rye is a medium to dark-green bunch-type grass with a coarse texture. It offers a uniform appearance when properly started and maintained. In our growing area, this grass is tolerant of full sun (3-6 hours of direct sunlight) and advanced cultivars are more heat and drought tolerant. It pairs well with tall fescue plantings in shade to achieve a uniform cool-season lawn and also with Bermuda lawns to achieve 'year-round green'. However, it is sterile and will not reseed itself. It also tends to clump and does not spread after maturity. Although perennial, summer heat can cause dieback most years, requiring annual overseeding to maintain density.
Turfgrass Features
Features
Double Eagle Rye is medium- to dark-green in color and coarse textured. It is a bunch-type grass but when properly started and maintained offers a uniform and maintained appearance.
Pros
Tolerant of full sun (3-6 hrs direct sunlight)
Advanced cultivars are more heat and drought tolerant
Pairs well with tall fescue plantings in shade to achieve a uniform cool season lawn
Pairs well with bermuda lawns to achieve 'year round green'.
Cons
Sterile (will not reseed itself)
Clumping (does not spread after maturity)
Although perennial, most years summer heat will cause die back, as a result...
Annual overseeding recommended to maintain density
Consider adding...
Topsoil Topdressing
Most common for newer construction and tired residential lawns, an application of composted topsoil can rejuvenate your lawn while leveling most minor issues.