Ornamentals

Lawn grasses, seed germination

• Different grass seeds take different times to germinate. You can expect seeds to sprout between 5 to 30 days, depending on the variety. The table below lists the expected germination time in days for several common turf grass species.

  Read more details about each type of turf grass species.
  
  Turf species  -  Expected germination time in days

  Annual ryegrass	5 - 10
  Bermudagrass (Seeded)	10 - 30
  Buffalograss	14 - 30
  Colonial bentgrass	10 - 14
  Creeping bentgrass	10 - 14
  Hard fescue	7 - 14
  Kentucky bluegrass	14 - 30
  Perennial ryegrass	5 - 10
  Red fescue	7 - 14
  Rough bluegrass	7 - 10
  Tall fescue	7 - 12