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Lettuce
The darker the leaves, the more nutritious the lettuce, thus romaine lettuce can contain
6 times as much vitamin C and 5-10 times as much beta carotene (provitamin A) as iceberg lettuce. The outer leaves are often the highest in vitamins.
Amish Deer Tongue
Looseleaf Lettuce
We loved this HEIRLOOM variety! It held very well in the heat. The unique upright shape also garnered lots of attention. The wonderfully tasty baby leaf is perfect for salads. Dark green triangular leaves have lovely texture and cover a crunchy inner heart.
Matures in 31 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Anuenue Organic
French Crisp Lettuce
This CERTIFIED ORGANIC lettuce has a Hawaiian name (pronounced "ah-new-ee-new-ee")! Thick, green leaves will close to form a head or be easily picked for salads. The variety is heat tolerant and does not get bitter. These big lettuces deserve a place in your garden.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Baby Green
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
These miniature romaines are considered by many to be the finest tasting lettuce of all. They get only 15cm (6") tall. The compact plants can be spaced 16 x 16cm (61/2 x 61/2") for maximum yields, holding well in the garden for a few weeks once they mature. The blanched, thick heart is an amazing gourmet pleasure.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Baby Star
Romaine Lettuce
Baby Star produces very fine tasting mini Romaine heads that look like butterheads from above, but only grow to 8-10cm wide - a "single serving" size. Developed in Europe, Baby Star lettuce is also slow to bolt, and tolerant of cold weather, so it's idea for early spring and late summer plantings.
Matures in 65 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Brunia
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
This is a unique French variety with long, slender, gracefully indented leaves that are olive-green at the base and tinged a beautiful reddish-brown at the tips. It is excellent for cut-and-come-again use, or will form a dense, heavy head that holds well for shipping and display. Colour is most spectacular in cool weather and it is slow to bolt in summer.
Matures in 74 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Buttercrunch
Butterhead Lettuce
This Bibb-type lettuce forms a tight little rosette of soft, dark-green, upward-facing leaves surrounding a tender, pale centre. The small hearts don't become bitter in hot weather. Later plantings stand well into fall and make good growth in spring cold frames.
Matures in 67 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Cardinale Organic
French Crisp Lettuce
This large, red and green CERTIFIED ORGANIC Batavian crisphead makes really crunchy loose leaves for cut salads, and then, if left to mature, grows into a beautiful loosely wrapped crisp head.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Cimmaron
Romaine Lettuce
A deep, red Romaine with big, slightly blistered leaves on a tall plant. Individual leavse are easy to pick and hold well in salads. Plant from March to August, as some will hold in the garden through a mild winter. The baby leaves look wonderful in salads. The deep red colour is an accent to superb flavour and crisp, tender texture.
Matures in 30-35 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Coastal Star
Romaine Lettuce
CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Similar to Parris Island Cos, but with slightly darker leaves, and better heat tolerance. Very sweet flavour!
Matures in 57 days (open pollinated seeds)
Conquistador
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
Big, open plants have dark green leaves and smooth edges. This variety is slow to bolt, very vigorous, and can be planted closer together to encourage more upright growth. Plant all season for tasty Caesar salads.
Matures in 75 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Continuity
Butterhead Lettuce
An old French heirloom
that has been commercially available since 1885, the "Marvel of the Four Seasons" has very attractive, bronze/red outer foliage on 20-30cm (8-12") wide heads. This beautiful little lettuce does well in all climates and can be sown in both spring and fall. This lettuce belongs in all Coastal vegetable gardens!
Matures in 45-55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Darkness (Lolla Rossa type)
Looseleaf Lettuce
Replaces Revolution. The incredibly dense frilly leaves are green with deep, deep red edges. The stiff frills help to separate other leaves in salads as well as adding a lovely red colour. This variety should do well in low light conditions. Small leaves are perfect for garnishes.
Matures in 31 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Drunken Woman Organic
This Italian Heirloom butterhead lettuce produces large heads with the appearance of wild hair - ruffled savoyed leaves in bright green with a hint of pink at the leaf margins. Crisp, sweet, and very slow to bolt, they can be grown to full 24cm (8") heads, or treated as cut and come again greens. Our Drunken Woman seed is certified organic.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Esmeralda
Butterhead Lettuce
What great flavour! This classic, medium-green butterhead has a delicate texture and large, firm, 450g (1lb) heads. It is good for spring, summer, and fall plantings; and is resistant to tip burn, bolting, downy mildew and lettuce mosaic virus.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Freckles
Romaine Lettuce
This red-spotted, open Romaine is sure to turn some heads. The mid-sized plant is open with glossy, green leaves flecked with maroon; making it a delightful and colourful addition to salad mixes. As the leaves get larger, the markings become even more prominent.
Matures in 65 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Grand Rapids TBR
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
Grand Rapids TBR produces a large, upright rosette of thick, juicy, light-green, frilly leaves and a blanched centre. This tipburn resistant (TBR) variety has good flavour. The variety features very rapid growth in spring and fall, and grows better than any other variety under cool, damp, low-light conditions in frames. Sow short rows often.
Matures in 65 days. (open-pollinated seeds)
Jack Ice Organic
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
This CERTIFIED ORGANIC variety is an upright, open, dark green, crisp leaf lettuce with frilly leaf margins. Jack Ice also has good resistance to tip burn and downy mildew. It provides a great green base for salad mixes.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Merlot Organic
Looseleaf Lettuce
Deep and shiny purple-red savoyed leaves with slightly wavy edges hold open and upright on this CERTIFIED ORGANIC variety. It displays complete downy mildew resistance and is extremely slow to bolt. This is the reddest of all our lettuces.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Michelle
French Crisp Lettuce
Lovely crisp leaves are tinged with a hint of bronze. The baby leaves are easy to pick for salads; or wait for the dense head for use like an iceberg lettuce. Big plants need extra fertility to show to their best.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Parris Island Cos
Romaine Lettuce
This is a hearty Romaine lettuce for big Caesar salads. Flavourful pale centres are surrounded by thick green outer leaves on an upright plant. They can be planted close together for a long harvest of little leaves for gourmet salads.
Matures in 75 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Plato Organic
Romaine Lettuce
This CERTIFIED ORGANIC big, burly, dark green Romaine stays open as it matures. This variety is slow to bolt and resistant to tipburn, downy mildew, and Sclerotinia better than any other green Romaines.
Matures in 30 days for baby greens; 65 days for full size. (open pollinated seeds)
Red Butterworth
Butterhead Lettuce
Bred for French farmers' markets, Red Butterworth has been popular for years now. Heavy, firm heads have lovely pale hearts and leaves are dark green with a very pretty red-brown overlay. It is tip-burn resistant and heads will mature all at once. This variety is recommended for market gardeners. Plant from early spring to mid-summer for a continuous harvest of high quality butterheads.
Matures in 70 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Red Deer Tongue
Looseleaf Lettuce
The long, pointed leaves of this Deer Tongue variety are edged with red. It makes a wonderful addition to salads because of the rich flavour and robust texture of the leaves. It is easy to pick individual leaves or harvest the whole plant. It is slow to bolt and requires little care.
Matures in 75 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Red Sails
Looseleaf Lettuce
Stunning, deep-red tints gloss over medium-green, crinkled leaves. The large, open plant is very slow to bolt and holds a long time after maturity without getting bitter. Plant this easy-to-pick, pretty variety all year long. A very popular AAS winner from 1985.
Matures in 66 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Red Salad Bowl
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
This vigorous red variety has bright burgundy leaves with green centres that are great for baby leaf salad mixes. Red Salad Bowl forms big rosettes with the deeply indented leaves that we love in an oak-leaf lettuce; and is slow to bolt, tender, and mild-tasting. The bright red colour is best in cool temperatures. It grows well all year long.
Matures in 55 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Rouge d'Hiver
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
Winter Red displays striking red-brown, flat, smooth leaves with green veins that form a distinctive, loose Romaine head that has good cold tolerance. A very old variety, it is listed listed in Vilmorin (1885) as a hardy, productive plant that is slow to bolt. A favourite for market gardeners.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Salad Bowl
Oakleaf Looseleaf Lettuce
Large, lime-green rosettes resist bolting for a long time in summer and do not get bitter. The frilly, deeply cut oakleaf shape has excellent flavour. Rapid cool-weather growth makes it a prime candidate for spring cold frame growing.
Matures in 60 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Silvia
Romaine Lettuce
Large, deep red leaves with good substance and flavour are held upright to surround a sweet and tender heart on a nice-sized head of Romaine. Excellent as a salad on its own or cut and tossed into a blend, it will hold through the winter with minimal protection.
Matures in 70 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Simpson Elite
Looseleaf Lettuce
Large, attractive, loose, light-green heads sport broad, ruffled leaves that have a delicate, juicy flavour when grown quickly. It is extremely slow to bolt.
Matures in 53 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Speckled Butterhead Organic
Butterhead Lettuce
The most delicate and beautiful leaf of all the varieties we carry, CERTIFIED ORGANIC Speckled butterhead has apple-green, buttery leaves with bright red, uniform little speckles, not blotches. Elegant as a full leaf for presentations, spectacular as a baby leaf and as a bonus, a tender pink patterned heart.
Matures in 50 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Summertime
Iceberg Lettuce
Delicious crisp head lettuce that's slow to bolt in summer heat which means bountiful harvests through July and August. Compact plants with superior leaf texture and solid, medium-sized heads. Deep green wrapper leaves and excellent flavour. Easier to grow than many iceberg varieties!
Matures in 62 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Super Gourmet Salad Blend
A blend of five very popular lettuce varieties in equal quantities: a buttercrunch, a red-leaf, a Romaine, and two pretty green-leaf lettuces. Even as seedlings, their appearance is quite different and they can be easily thinned to your chosen proportions in the row. Sow small amounts regularly for a continuous harvest. Pretty enough for the flower garden; this is the famous "lettuce blend!"
Matures in 60-80 days. (open pollinated seeds)
Winter Density
Romaine Lettuce
Winter Density is really a butterhead/Romaine cross. The heavy, compact, and extra-dark green heads stand about 20cm (8") tall and display upright but tender leaves. Grow this unique, flavourful English variety in spring, summer, or fall; as it is frost tolerant and quite bolt resistant. On the Coast, an August planting will overwinter as full-sized plants if given some protection from rain. Started as late as September, they may overwinter as small plants to head up in March.
Matures in 65 days. (open pollinated seeds)