Kentucky's grass is not blue. But if you mean on the map it's blue, that's just the way the person who painted it designed it.
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Kentucky's official state nick name is "The Bluegrass State." Other nicknames are Dark and Bloody Ground, Hemp State, the Rock-Ribbed State and the Tobacco State. Bluegrass is not really blue--it's green--but in the spring, bluegrass produces bluish-purple buds that when seen in large fields give a rich blue cast to the grass. Early pioneers found bluegrass growing on Kentucky's rich limestone soil, and traders began asking for the seed of the "blue grass from Kentucky." The name stuck and today Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State.
Yes, it does. But not all grass in Kentucky is bluegrass. Bluegrass grows heavily in the central part of the state, and becomes more sparse in the further areas. When you're in an area where all the grass is bluegrass, you can't tell that it's bluegrass, because it really is green. But - in parts of the state where the bluegrass is more sparse, you can look out over a grass-covered area and notice that certain patches have a blue-ish tint. Then can you really tell the difference in bluegrass and green grass.
Kentucky acquired the name Kentucky Bluegrass because of its bluegrass. Not all grass in Kentucky is bluegrass. Bluegrass grows heavily in the central part of the state, and becomes more sparse in the further areas. When you're in an area where all the grass is bluegrass, you can't tell that it's bluegrass, because it really is green. But - in parts of the state where the bluegrass is more sparse, you can look out over a grass-covered area and notice that certain patches have a blue-ish tint. Then can you really tell the difference in bluegrass and green grass.
Kentucky's nickname is The Bluegrass State, because of its bluegrass . Not all grass in Kentucky is bluegrass. Bluegrass grows heavily in the central part of the state, and becomes more sparse in the further areas. When you're in an area where all the grass is bluegrass, you can't tell that it's bluegrass, because it really is green. But - in parts of the state where the bluegrass is more sparse, you can look out over a grass-covered area and notice that certain patches have a blue-ish tint. Then can you really tell the difference in bluegrass and green grass. The Bluegrass State The Bluegrass State
Some of Kentucky's grass has a blue tint to it. Not all grass in Kentucky is bluegrass. Bluegrass grows heavily in the central part of the state, and becomes more sparse in the further areas. When you're in an area where all the grass is bluegrass, you can't tell that it's bluegrass, because it really is green. But - in parts of the state where the bluegrass is more sparse, you can look out over a grass-covered area and notice that certain patches have a blue-ish tint. Then can you really tell the difference in bluegrass and green grass.The US State of Kentucky has the nickname of the "Blue grass" State because of the preponderance of a certain type of grass that can be found in large areas of the State. This grass is classified by botanists as Poa grass. It is normally colored green, however, in the Spring it produces a blue colored bud. Thus the name of Bluegrass.
Kentucky's nick name is the bluegrass state. It got its name because of its grass. The grass is not tecnically blue, but its a close color to blue.
Kentucky is also known as The Bluegrass State. Bluegrass is not really blue - it's green - but in the spring it has bluish-purple buds that give a rich blue cast to the grass in fields. In early pioneer days, traders began asking for the seed of the 'blue grass from Kentucky.' The name stuck and it is still called that today.
The special grass in Kentucky is called bluegrass. However, bluegrass isn't bright blue; it is green with a bluish tint.
Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass state, and Bill Monroe was from Kentucky (his band was called The Blue Grass Boys), that's how it got its name.
I believe Kentucky bluegrass in not a bunchgrass. However, a bunchgrass that is very similar to Kentucky bluegrass is Sandberg bluegrass (Poa secunda).
The state of Kentucky is known as the Bluegrass State. It is so named because there is an abundance of bluegrass that is found all over the state.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State"