‘Liberator’ Kentucky bluegrass
ranks at the top of the class among Simplot
Turf & Horticulture’s famous 5-Steps
Above® series of Kentucky bluegrasses.
Liberator has been tied for #1 across the
US and Canada ever since the latest National
Kentucky Bluegrass Test was initiated.
FEATURES:
• Top-of-the-chart turf quality
• Superior performance in virtually
every attribute
• Excellent disease resistance
• Tolerates maintenance levels from
low to high
• A beautiful, rich green color
• Good turf density, but not thatch-prone
PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS:
• IF YOU WANT THE #1 VARIETY, THIS IS
IT:
Liberator has consistently reined as the #1
variety in the National Trials since their
beginning. It just doesn’t get any better
than this!
• EXPANSIVE ADAPTATION:
Liberator scores top honors across a wide
range of growing conditions: High mowing heights,
mid-mowing heights, close mowing heights;
high fertility rates, mid-to-low fertility
rates; humid climates, arid climates, transition
zone climates.
• IMPROVED SHADE PERFORMANCE:
Liberator ranked among the top 3 nationally
tested varieties in dense shade. Liberator
draws its shade strength from its father,
‘Glade’ Kentucky bluegrass. Glade
held the distinction as the most shade tolerant
bluegrass for years, until unseated by Liberator.
• IMPORTANT MAINTENANCE-REDUCING FEATURES:
Top ranked in drought tolerance (dormancy),
wear tolerance, chlorosis resistance, and
pest resistance (see list below). It provides
an attractive, playable surface in all four
seasons.
DISEASE TOLERANCE:
• Leaf spot - Superior resistance
• Melting out - #1-rated resistance
• Stripe smut - Superior resistance
• Brown patch - Very good resistance
• Summer patch - Superior resistance
• Dollar spot - Superior resistance
• Stem rust - #1-rated resistance
• Leaf rust - Superior resistance
• Necrotic ring spot - #1-rated resistance
• Bluegrass billbug - Very good resistance
DEVELOPMENT:
Liberator Kentucky bluegrass was bred over
a 10-year period at the Simplot Turf &
Horticulture Research Center in Post Falls,
Idaho. It is an intraspecific hybrid between
a Simplot breeding line as its mother, and
‘Glade’ Kentucky bluegrass as
its father.
