All tall fescue varieties have mini-rhizomes, but there are some that have more aggressive rhizomes than others. The newest of these varieties are called rhizomatous tall fescues or RTF types.

However, some companies have developed several rhizomatous tall fescue varieties producing short rhizomes, which allowing some spreading capabilities.

The OregonianJapanese iris Rhizomatous iris -- the kind that grows from rhizomes -- includes Siberian, Japanese and bearded iris. (Other types of iris grow from bulbs and have different care ...

The success was nominal at best, since creeping red fescue is rhizomatous and is slow to mature at mowing heights necessary for fairways. Moving forward, agronomists switched to chewing fescue, which ...

To investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying heat-induced leaf senescence for breeding tall fescue varieties that can resist heat-induced leaf senescence, researchers from the Wuhan ...

The rhizomatous tall fescue from Todd Valley Farms in Mead, Nebraska, has taken hold on about 10,000 feet of the lawn that they want to convey a more traditional look.

RTF, or rhizomatous tall fescue, is also getting a lot of press. In research trials at Kansas State University, the rhizome development in these varieties is not substantial.