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Since the 1950s and early 1960s, 90% of Kentucky bluegrass seed in the United States has been produced on specialist farms in Idaho, Oregon and Washington. During the 1990s [citation needed] botanists began experimenting with hybrids of Poa pratensis and Texas bluegrass (P. arachnifera), with the goal of creating a drought and heat-resistant ...
Before European-American settlement, various cultures of Indigenous peoples of the Americas lived in the region. The pre-colonization state of the Bluegrass is poorly known, but it is thought to have been a type of savannah known as oak savanna, with open grassland containing clover, giant river cane (a type of bamboo), and scattered enormous trees, primarily bur oak, blue ash, Shumard's oak ...
The bluegrass that grows in the state's pasture land Traditional — [5] Seal: The Seal of Kentucky: Kentucky's seal depicts two men embracing, the state motto and two sprigs of goldenrod. 1792 [6] [7] Slogan Kentucky Unbridled Spirit The slogan alludes to Kentucky's reputation in horse racing and horse farms, as well as its production of ...
Poa annua, or annual meadow grass (known in America more commonly as annual bluegrass or simply poa), is a widespread low-growing turfgrass in temperate climates. Notwithstanding the reference to annual plant in its name, perennial bio-types do exist. [2] This grass originated as a hybrid between Poa supina and Poa infirma. [3]
During the 1990s, botanists began experimenting with producing hybrids of Texas bluegrass and Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis) for use as wintering foraging plant for grazing livestock [citation needed] and as a drought-resistant lawn grass. The hybrids appear similar to Kentucky bluegrass, but maintain their green color in higher ...
Kentucky Farm Bureau's Bluegrass & Backroads is a television program produced by Kentucky Farm Bureau, based in Louisville, Kentucky. The half-hour program focused on interesting cultural, historical, and artistic aspects of the Bluegrass State. The program had several hosts and producers during its 14-season run.
The Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame & Museum is a bluegrass music museum in Owensboro, Kentucky, United States. The museum has interactive exhibits, posters, costumes, live instrument demonstrations, and International Bluegrass Music Association's Hall of Fame. The museum has 64,000 square feet of exhibits, offices, and venues on three floors.
Blue Grass, Iowa, a city in the United States; Blue Grass, Minnesota, an unincorporated settlement in the United States; Blue Grass, Virginia, an unincorporated settlement in the United States; Bluegrass region, a geographic region in the US state of Kentucky; Blue Grass Airport, an airport in Fayette county, Kentucky