With the new cultivars introduced in the last decade, Ryegrass blends in better both in color and texture with Bluegrass and Fescue. Ryegrass is a clump grass. Each seed that germinates will create a plant that gets bigger with time, but it will not actually spread. Bluegrass, with its dark green foliage and fine blade texture, has become the most desired variety of grass Bluegrass has the ability to spread by underground stems call rhizomes. These rhizomes allow Bluegrass to spread and fill in areas adjacent to it, creating a smoother, thicker and less bumpy turf.
Fescue also has a fine, textured blade and deep green foliage.
Like Bluegrass, Fescue has the ability to spread by underground rhizomes or over the surface by stems called stolens. This also allows Fescue to spread and fill m bare areas adjacent to it, creating a smoother, thicker and less bumpy turf. Fescue is also the most shade tolerant of the three varieties. Although it will survive with a minimum of four hours of sun, it will thrive with a full day of sun. It takes 14 - 28 days for both Bluegrass and Fescue to germinate.