Cool Season Grass Regions

GreenView Pure Grass Seed are cool season grass varieties intended for the northern two-thirds of the United States and portions of the transition zone. Cool Season grass regions will generally correspond with plant hardiness zones 1 through 8a on the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map. If you are unsure if you are in a cool season grass region, contact your local state extension agency and they will be able to recommend the best grass seed variety for your zone.

Cool Season Grasses

Following is a list of cool season grasses types:

• Kentucky Bluegrass
• Fescue (Creeping Red Fescue, Chewings Fescue, Sheeps Fescue, Hard Fescue, and Tall Fescue* )
• Ryegrass (Perennial and Annual)

* Tall Fescue is considered both a cool and warm season grass.

Cool season grasses are typically found in the following states:

• DE
• CT
• IA
• IL
• IN
• KS
• KY
• MA
• MD
• ME
• MI
• MN
• MS
• NC
• NH
• NJ
• NY
• OH
• OR
• PA
• RI
• TN
• VA
• VT
• WA
• WI
• WV