Crown Royale Orchardgrass

$4.15
  • Late Maturity
  • Excellent forage yield & quality
  • Excellent persistence
  • Excellent palatability
  • Excellent silage or hay
  • Good drought tolerance
  • Fair moisture tolerance

Quantity is per pound. Example: 1 = 1 lb, 2 = 2 lbs, 3 = 3lbs, etc. This is pure seed, not a live plant.


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Map of Crown Royal Orchardgrass Distribution Area
Crown Royal Orchardgrass Distribution Area

Min. to Max. Annual Precipitation

44in.

Average Max. Height

A high yielding, high quality, long-lived, late maturing orchard grass variety. Less clumping than other varieties. Bred primarily for quick re-growth and disease-free foliage. An ideal choice for grazing or hay. Recovers rapidly after grazing or mowing. It has demonstrated remarkable cold tolerance.

Crown Royale Orchardgrass is one of our most requested, top selling orchardgrasses. It performs with honors in most locations in the lower 48 states. It performs well in the high deserts of the Intermountain West.

Orchardgrass (Dactilis glomerata) is one of the most important one commonly used forage grasses in the world. It is a component of our Irrigated Pasture Mix and is frequently a core component of our custom seed mixes. Crown Royale orchardgrass is a high yielding, high quality, long-lived, late maturing orchard grass variety similar in maturity to Latar and Pennlate.

Crown Royale Orchardgrass is a bunch type grass but because of its increased tillering there is less clumping in the field – an attractive feature for pasture. Crown Royale was bred primarily for quick re-growth and disease-free foliage. It is an ideal choice for grazing or hay.

Crown Royale can be grown alone or with a legume and is an excellent choice for pasture, silage or hay. It recovers rapidly after grazing or mowing. In its maturity group it has yielded at or near the top in forage trials throughout many of the areas where cool season grasses are grown. It exhibits moderate drought tolerance and has proven to be highly palatable when grazed. It persists under continuous grazing. It has demonstrated remarkable cold tolerance.

Optimum soil pH for this grass is 6.0 or above it will tolerate soils with a pH of 5.5 to 8.0.

  • Excellent Forage Yield
  • Excellent Forage Quality
  • Excellent Persistence
  • Excellent Palatability
  • Excellent Silage
  • Excellent Hay
  • Good Drought Tolerance
  • Good Pasture
  • Fair Moisture Tolerance
  • Late Maturity

***Click on the “Quick Plant Facts” tab above for more information.

Available Orchardgrass Cultivars:

VarietyMaturityNotes:
PaiuteEarlyDrought tolerant. Common in dryland pastures, reclamation, erosion control.
HallmarkEarlyHigh Yielding
Benchmark PlusEarlyPersists under heavy use, superior forage. Superior for grazing.
PotomacEarly-MidExcellent early variety.
QuickdrawEarly-MidFast recover after cutting. Tolerates heat.
Pawnee OrchardgrassMidWidely adapted, drought and grazing tolerant.
Crown RoyalMid-LateFast recovery after cutting, tolerates heat.
ExtendMid-LateIdeal for alfalfa & clover mixes. Superior yield.
BlizzardLateSuperior winter survival. Widely adapted, excellent forage yield.
LatarLateNo longer available. See Extend, Quickdraw, Blizzard
CROWN ROYALE ORCHARDGRASS

Crown Royale Orchardgrass GO Seed Brochure

GO Seed PDF version

PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
Rock Springs, PA 2000

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ORCHARDGRASS
(Dactylis glomerata)

Orchardgrass NRCS Plant Guide and Fact Sheet

PDF version of NRCS Plant Guide & Fact Sheet

Prepared By: Tony Bush USDA NRCS Rose Lake PMC East Lansing, Michigan
Dan Ogle USDA NRCS Idaho State Office Boise, Idaho
Loren St. John USDA NRCS Aberdeen PMC Aberdeen, Idaho
Mark Stannard USDA NRCS Pullman PMC Pullman, Washington
Dr. Kevin B. Jensen USDA ARS Forage and Range Research Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
Species Coordinator: Mark Stannard USDA NRCS Pullman Plant Materials Center
Pullman, Washington

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ORCHARDGRASS
(Dactylis glomerata)

Orchardgrass Variety Trial 2005

Research in the Klamath Basin

Prepared By: Richard J. Roseberg and Jim E. Smith

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ORCHARDGRASS
(Dactylis glomerata)

Orchardgrass Hay Production Guide for the Columbia Basin of Washington

Prepared By: John L Kugler, WSU Grant/Adams County Extension

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ORCHARDGRASS
(Dactylis glomerata)

Orchardgrass NRCS Plant Materials Technical Note

An introduced Conservation Grass for Use in Montana and Wyoming

Prepared By: Roger M. Hybner, Research Agronomist, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bridger, Montana
Susan Winslow, Agronomist, NRCS, Plant Materials Center, Bridger, Montana

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Helpful Links

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Synonyms

Many plants have more than one common and scientific name. We've listed a few of them below.

  • Crown Royale Orchardgrass
  • Dactylis glomerata

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Quick Plant Facts
Common Name:

Crown Royale Orchardgrass

Scientific Name:

Lifespan:

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pH Tolerance:

Seed Count

540,000

Root Form

Sodformer

Sowing Rate

2-4 PLS lbs. per Acre

Min. Precipitation

16 Inches Minimum

Best Sowing Time

Fall or Spring

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Growth Season:

Sun & Shade Tolerance:

Full sun, tolerates shade

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