The University of Georgia is pleased to announce the release of SeaIsle Supreme, a new and improved semi-dwarf seashore paspalum variety developed by Dr. Ron Duncan. Like predecessors SeaIsle1 and SeaIsle 2000, Supreme requires less nitrogen and less water than many other warm season cultivars. More importantly, Supreme is a notch more salt tolerant than the other paspalums available today. In fact, it can tolerate most types of alternate water sources including wastewater, effluent, gray water, brackish water and even ocean water-fresh water blends for short periods of time. Plant breeder Dr. Paul Raymer, who now heads up the paspalum breeding program for UGA, has drawn up a list of attributes and advantages offered by SeaIsle Supreme:

• Most salt tolerant paspalum
• Low growing, rapidly spreading semi-dwarf
•Tolerates wide range of mowing heights
• Suitable for greens, fairways, roughs & tees
• Excellent cool weather color retention
• Low fertilization requirements
• Minimal pesticide requirements
• Can be irrigated with brackish water and
  even ocean water-fresh water blends
• Retains vigor in cloudy, low light conditions
• Attractive green color
• Excellent striping characteristics
• Waxy leaf blades repel early morning dew