Fescue and Kentucky blue grass are types of cool - season grasses . Fescue grow in northerly United States , Canada and some areas in transitional geographical zone ( central United States , for object lesson ) , while Kentucky bluegrass uprise in the Northwest , Northeast , Midwest and mountains of United States and Canada . Fescue pasture is aboriginal to Europe , while Kentucky bluegrass is aboriginal to northern Asia , Europe and the mountains of Morocco and Algeria . Both perennial grass types withstand cold winter and moderate summers .
Propagation
Fescue supergrass propagates by germ or sod to get into clusters of grass . Kentucky bluegrass spreads by seed , rhizomes from the main plant and tillers to become a dense locoweed with upright stems .
Appearance
Fescue grass has four vulgar varieties : creep , chewing , tall ( the most common ) and hard . Most of these grasses are deep greenish with a medium to fine grain , deep roots and achieve a height of 3 to 4 feet when allowed to grow . Kentucky bluegrass has light-green - blue colour , all right texture , shallow roots and reaches a height of 2 feet when permit to grow . Kentucky Bluegrass Region is easy to name because of its canoe - shaped blade .
Durability
Fescue grass are extremely durable and defy mess of dealings , which is why they grow in mutation fields , play areas and parks . Kentucky bluegrass , on the other hand , is moderately durable and does not abide heavy or ordered foot dealings well . For these understanding , nurseryman mix both these pot seed and plant .
Climate
All type of Festuca elatior grasses tolerate partial tincture and moderate sunlight , and drought to some stage . Kentucky bluegrass tolerates uttermost wintertime weather conditions and harsh dusty , moderate moisture and full sunshine . Its hardiness and profuse appearance make it one of the most pop cool - time of year grass ; however , Kentucky bluegrass is not very nuance - tolerant or drought - resistant . Fescue is more drought - resistive than Kentucky bluegrass .
Watering
Fescue grass take moderate amounts of water in the summer or in clip of high oestrus or drought . Kentucky bluegrass requires regular watering in hot summertime month , specially in periods of high high temperature and drought .
Disease
Fescue grasses are susceptible to four diseases that ask fungicide program : slime mold , brownish plot , dollar spot and pythium blight . Although fescue withstands disease to some extent , lack of right care and maintenance weakens its anatomical structure , get it vulnerable to disease . summertime patch and necrotic ring spot are two patch diseases that cause most hurt in Kentucky bluegrass .
