Lettuce

40-50 days. Leaf-type also known as Bronze Arrowhead. All-America Award winner for 1947, the year it was introduced by Germania Seed Company. Super-sweet leaves are blushed with medium bronze, mainly around the wavy leaf margins. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt. Spectacular and flavorful!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

A bolt resistant, fast-growing romaine that is very popular in China, especially in cooked recipes! Use the young leaves raw in salad, like a classic romaine, or allow the leaves to grow larger and add to cooked dishes, traditionally stir fried with garlic.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

A blazing blend of rich red and purple varieties, this lettuce blend is likely the most colorful, flavorful and nutritious selection on the market. We have selected our favorite anthocyanin-rich varieties to make the most colorful salad blend possible. With increasing awareness of the importance of eating a rainbow of colors for nutrition, we have assembled a home or market gardener’s best choices for nutrient density, gourmet flavor and beauty. Many rare strains are included in this blend. Grow this for extra flavor, vitamins and beauty!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

60-65 days. Romaine type. Large, succulent, mint-green outer leaves surround crystal-white hearts: mild, sweet and crunchy in flavor. Succulent heads to 10 inches in height are a standout in the salad garden.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

60 days. Old Austrian heirloom; the name means “speckled like a trout.” A superb, gorgeous Romaine lettuce that is highly splashed in deep red. Very beautiful and tasty.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

50 days. This massive stem lettuce variety is popular in southwest China. Originally from the Mediterranean, celtuce is a type of lettuce that is grown for its large, swollen stem. Green Mountain celtuce produces jumbo stems that remain crunchy, tender and juicy as they reach epic proportions. In the Baker Creek test kitchen, we love to experiment with this new vegetable, serving it raw in salads, stir fried and even as a gluten-free pasta substitute. The flavor is exceptional, with refreshing notes of cucumber and sweet corn. First-time celtuce growers will appreciate this carefree, prolific variety. Introduce something entirely new and delicious to your culinary repertoire with celtuce! This variety should be planted in the fall, about 50 days before the first frost.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 F
  
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
  
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

Our favorite butterhead type. A highly refined, gourmet butterhead with a downhome back history. This compact, silky soft lettuce is excellent in so many dishes. A butterhead better than any we have tried, this is a new staple in the salad garden or on your farm, reliable and next level eating quality. This heirloom was grown by a local man in the Dutch isles. He was known to deliver his signature lettuce variety in the basket of his bicycle, and he offered it in his small town for over 40 years. We are grateful that this man always allowed a small portion of the lettuce patch to go to seed so he could preserve the variety.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

45-60 days. One of the best-tasting loose leaf lettuce varieties available. First introduced in 1879 by Peter Henderson & Co. of New York, this light green, crumpled lettuce has remained a favorite of gardeners and market growers ever since. Sweet and tender!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

80 days. (also known as Reine des Glaces) A wholly superior crisphead (iceberg) type, this French heirloom shows excellent tolerance to cold, and makes a great crop to plant extra early or late! The frilled outer leaves are mild enough to use for leaf lettuce, or harvest as baby greens. With its darker green color and ever-so-slightly bitter interior, it’s widely regarded as the best crisphead type around!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

We acquired this dark green classic Pennsylvania Dutch winter lettuce in 1994 from the well-known lettuce collector Mary Schultz of Monroe, Washington. A Pennsylvania Dutch selection of the now-extinct late 1700s variety known as White Tennisball, this is one of the hardiest, most frost-resistant lettuces we have ever grown. It even survived the Polar Vortex during the severe winter of 2013-2014. Each head reaches 11 to 12 inches in diameter with a loose butterhead appearance. Plant 14 inches apart in early September for salad greens through December and January.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

50 days. Very small, green romaine type. One of the very best tasting lettuces. A superb heat-tolerant variety that is sure to please! Famous among chefs and home gardeners alike!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

60 days. This lovely variety offers frilly, flavorful leaves. A classic lettuce that produces perfect heads. Curly-leafed, ‘lollo’ type lettuces are thought to have been named after La Lollo, a nickname of the popular Italian actress Gina Lollobrigida, with reference to her short, tousled hairstyle!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

45 days. Oak-leaf type produces lustrous, deep red leaves. Very slow to bolt; the rich, red leaves and upright symmetrical form commend this one for market gardens as well as home gardeners who insist upon superior types. Also highly recommended for hydroponics cultivation and out of season low-tunnel production. Rare in this country, and very choice. This antioxidant-rich lettuce contains nearly a day’s worth of vitamin A in just one 100-gram serving, more than any other lettuce we tested in 2020!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

This delicate butterhead is the crowned jewel of the heirloom garden. Tender yellow hearts are gently blushed rose, and the leaves are ethereally soft with the buttery sweet flavor signature of an old-fashioned European butterhead type. Manageable medium-sized heads with early maturation and silky soft leaves made this a popular European heirloom during the early 19th century. Plant early in spring or in fall for a treat that gourmet chefs love; matures in about 50 days for full loose butterheads, or less for baby greens. This variety is high in vitamin A. 

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

55 days. Reputed to be absolutely the darkest red lettuce in existence, which should make it tops for anthocyanin (antioxidant) content as well! Leaf lettuce with wavy to frilly leaf margins and very crisp, waxy leaves! Excellent bolt resistance, and good cold tolerance for a late fall to winter crop. Recommended as a cutting type for baby greens production or cut-and-come-again harvesting. We feel, along with our friend William Woys Weaver, that this variety is destined to become a classic, and it certainly deserves it! A rich source of potassium and vitamin A. 

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

48 days. (Marvel of Four Seasons)The famous French butterhead that is a standard for flavor and quality! A true marvel both in the kitchen and the vegetable patch. A pre-1885 heirloom; crisp and tender. The fine-flavored leaves have a reddish color. This lettuce is becoming quite popular again and for good reason! The Marvel of Four Seasons can be grown almost year round in many locations. The ruby-rose leaves form a distinctly attractive rosette head, but can also be enjoyed as young baby greens.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

40 days. Annual, reseeds easily USDA zones 6 and warmer. A native wild plant, it makes a delicate, refined salad green rich in vitamin C. This exceptionally easy to grow annual has become a mainstay of market farmers and home gardeners, as it is a cold-hardy, cut- and-come-again green to grow in spring, winter and fall. Samples of wild claytonia were collected in 1735 by botanist John Clayton. The common name miner’s lettuce is a reference to the prospectors in the 1800s California gold rush who would forage this common wild green to fend off scurvy. This light and refreshing green will grow in a variety of soils and thrives in cool and cold weather. It is commonly grown throughout winter in fairly mild climates and can grow over winter in the north with just a bit of protection. It is a supreme choice for temperate and northern permaculture design as it makes a carefree and nutritious edible ground cover, returning each season from dropped seeds.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: 8
  
• Claytonia perfoliata
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

52 days. The reddest of the reds, this stunning variety was bred and introduced by Frank Morton in 1998. The lightly ruffled, shiny leaves add a vibrant burst of color and crisp, sweet flavor to any salad. In August of 2015, Outredgeous became the first vegetable to be grown and eaten on the International Space Station! Outrageous!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

70 days. Frilled, purple blushed and highly ornamental, with excellent flavor to boot! Pablo lettuce is an iceberg type that is more heat resistant. A sweet and tasty, and oh so crunchy! This market quality lettuce can stand up to heat and cold beautifully and the flavor is top notch.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

This variety boasts all the merits of a commercially bred variety, but the crisp and sweetly scrumptious leaves say heirloom. Parris Island Cos is a Romaine lettuce that is beloved by growers, especially on the Eastern Seaboard, where it was originally introduced by Ferry Morse in 1951. Super uniform, upright leaves, observed disease tolerance and moderate bolt resistance were the growing traits selected at Clemson College Agriculture department when it was bred for their South Carolina climate. The tender crisp leaves with delicate white hearts and the perfectly folded centers for scooping dips or holding dressings have won the hearts of gardeners for generations.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

Very Popular! 30-70 days. Our improved formula blend is now better than ever! With more brightly colored and unique lettuces, it makes a flavorful and brilliant salad. A top-selling item for us; our customers just love it! Perfect for better markets or your home table. People love the rich, old-fashioned taste. Includes some non-listed rare varieties.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 2-4"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in wide rows for baby greens, or space farther apart for head lettuce. Succession-plant a small row every 2-3 weeks for continued harvest. Prefers cool weather--best as a spring or fall crop.

60 days. This unique 19th century French heirloom was introduced to America by C.C. Morse in 1906 under the name “Strawberry Cabbage Lettuce.” The small cabbage or butterhead type plants are quite charming with green leaves that are splashed in scarlet-red as if a red rain fell upon them, glistening and beautiful. Leaves are tender, mild and of a high quality; yummy!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

Dr. William Woys Weaver created this lettuce from a 1600s variety called Spotted Aleppo, amplifying the heirloom’s red spots and transforming it into this showy semi-romaine summer lettuce splashed with many shades of fiery color. The 8 to 10 inch heads are more vertical than spreading, but for best results and consistent color, plant each about 14 inches apart. Slow to bolt, the lightly ruffled leaves remain tender throughout the summer. It is a great source of antioxidants.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

55 days. Rather loose heads are petite, 4-6 inches in diameter, Bibb or Butterhead type. This variety is documented to have been grown at Monticello by Thomas Jefferson, who noted: “it does not require so much care and attention” as other types. We offer the correct, black-seeded original strain. Listed in the Slow Foods Ark of Taste, and beloved by many about a century ago.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

60 days. A delectably diminutive lettuce with buttery soft texture and sweet crispy flavor. Its size, at just 3-4 inches across (about the size of a tennis ball,) is a perfect single serving. Better yet, it is super easy to grow. This heirloom dates back to the 1850s, and with its impeccable flavor has been winning converts for over 150 years. We love this pint-sized variety for compact container gardens, raised beds, and multiple succession plantings.

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.

The ancient ‘greasy’ lettuce of historic Constantinople! Ancient variety that has been grown by urban farmers near modern-day Istanbul, Turkey, for the past 1,500 years. This variety has been cultivated for centuries in Istanbul’s famous urban gardens, called Bostanlar. These ancient gardens are now threatened by urban sprawl; thankfully, there has been a resurgence of attention from local seed savers to keep this variety from going extinct. This variety has been recognized by the Ark of Taste as a beloved culinary symbol of the historic gardens. A romaine type with long leaves, a crisp center and white seeds. Locals report that the incredible flavor and tender leaves are so juicy and high in natural oils that there is no need for dressing. Thanks to Kathleen Jantz-Koprivnik for bringing this variety to our attention and for working so hard to grow us seeds. We are delighted to offer this culturally important and highly gourmet variety!

• 4-8 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 7-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 60-80 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/4"
  
• Plant Spacing: 8"
• Frost Hardy: Yes
  
• Lactuca sativa
  

Growing Tips: Sow in thick bands for baby greens or space farther apart for head lettuce. Best grown as a spring or fall crop in most areas.