'Wrangler' Bermudagrass

Short Description: 'Wrangler' bermudagrass is a warm-season perennial sod-forming grass with improved cold tolerance and forage yield for the production for livestock and soil conservation practices in the transition zone of the United States.

Description: 'Wrangler', an improved seeded forage-type bermudagrass with superior cold tolerance was developed by Johnston Seed Company using breeding lines licensed by Oklahoma State University.  'Wrangler' is the most widely planted true cold tolerant seeded forage bermudagrass in the United States.  Released in 1999, 'Wrangler' has proven itself as one of the most cold hardy bermudagrasses available for pasture, hay, and conservation uses.  'Wrangler' has survived near Kansas City, MO for more than 10 years without substantial winter kill.  It has excellent cold hardiness, drought tolerance, heat tolerance, disease resistance, and grazing resistance. 'Wrangler' has early spring greenup, a medium textured leaf and stem, density greater than the F1 hybrids but less than that of Arizona common,  and fast rate of regrowth.  The medium leaf and stem characteristics of 'Wrangler' provide the right amount of consistency in the hay to make good quality square bales with an exceptional leaf to stem ratio.

'Wrangler' is Plant Variety Protected (PVP No. 200000065) and any unauthorized reproduction such as seed production, sprig sales or sod sales are prohibited - U.S. Protected Variety - 1994 PVPA.

Taxonomy of 'Wrangler' Bermudagrass 

Uses of 'Wrangler' Bermudagrass

Livestock: 'Wrangler' bermudagrass is an excellent source of high quality forage in both haying and grazing systems. 'Wrangler's superior stress tolerance package allows it to be a consistent forage producer in a wide geographic and climatic region. 

Soil erosion: 'Wrangler' bermudagrass develops both stolons and rhizomes which provide excellent soil stabilizing characteristics. 'Wrangler' has been used extensively in waterways, pond dams, streambanks, and other conservation applications.

Commercial sites: 'Wrangler' has also been used as a utility turf.  It has good density, dark green color, but coarser stems than 'Arizona common', therefore easier to mow with rotary-bladed mowers.  Long-term persistence and cold hardiness make it a low maintenance utility turf for many applications such as roadsides, right-of-ways, commercial lots, and embankments.