Botanic Garden >> Gardening > >> Question and Answer >> About Gardening

Distinguishing Common Bermudagrass from Hybrid Varieties

Blade appearance is similar. Differences appear when unmowed: common bermuda produces many seed heads; hybrids produce few. Pollen test: tap seed heads on black paper—common releases yellow pollen; hybrids are sterile. Hybrids also show deeper green. Tifgreen 328 produces more seed heads than Tifway 419.

bermuda seedhead

About Gardening: Identifying Sarracenia Hybrid: Likely S. flava × purpurea; Mystery Nepenthes from Open House: Likely maxima Hybrid, Parentage Unknown; Hybrid vs. Heirloom Tomato Seeds: What Happens When You Save Them?; Two-Tone Bermuda: Common Type Invading Hybrid Sod; Mowing Bermudagrass Correctly: Common vs. Hybrid Varieties; Should You Let Bermudagrass Go to Seed?; Converting Bermudagrass to Zoysiagrass by Plugging; Seeding Bermudagrass: Mix, Rates, and Improved Varieties; Bermudagrass Varieties: Common, Improved Seed, and Hybrid Sod; Identifying Common vs. Hybrid Bermudagrass

Garden Articles

Winter Mowing Height for Tifway 419 Bermuda: Slightly Higher for Cold and Traffic Protection

Twin Cucumbers: A Natural Curiosity

Bermudagrass Mite: Cultural Control Works Best

Precision Glyphosate Application: The Sock-and-Glove Method for Bermuda Grass

Bermuda Grass in Zoysia: Selective Control with Glyphosate Wipe

Perennial Ryegrass in Dormant Bermuda: Legacy of Overseeding

Bermudagrass Invasion in St. Augustine: Cultural Suppression Strategies

Plants

Removing Bermudagrass from a Zoysiagrass Lawn: Strategies and Timing

Common Quince: Fragrant, Hard Fruit for Cooking and Jelly

Seeded vs. Sodded Bermudagrass: The Color Mismatch Problem

Removing Bermudagrass from Zoysiagrass: Glyphosate Spot Treatment

Lowering Hybrid Bermudagrass Height: Step-Down Mowing Strategy

Mulching Leaves on Dormant Bermudagrass: Vary Mowing Pattern

Does Mowing Bermuda Seed Heads Spread Grass? Only If It's Common Bermuda