Lettuce

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. All The Year Round Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of medium green butterhead lettuce. It is a classic, reliable heirloom butterhead lettuce variety prized for its versatility, reliability, and ability to be grown across much of the growing season. It is known for producing medium-sized heads with soft, sweet, buttery-textured green leaves and crisp, blanched centers. It is famous for being slow to bolt and adaptable to various growing conditions from spring through fall. This variety can be sown in most locations from March through August for a nearly year-round harvest. Suitable for spring and fall planting. Slow to bolt. It does well in hot and cold weather. The very reliable plant does well even in dry weather. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Also known as All Year Round Lettuce. Suitable for greenhouse production. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536694. A pre-1870s heirloom variety from the USA.

57 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Bibb Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of smooth, dark green heads of lettuce. It is crisp and delicious. This butterhead variety is known for its taste and texture. Great in salads and garnishes. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. Lt. John B. Bibb served in the War of 1812 and represented Logan County in the Kentucky House of Representatives and the state Senate from 1827 to 1834. He was also an amateur horticulturist and developed the Bibb lettuce we know and love today. An heirloom variety. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536697. A variety from the USA.

70 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Big Boston Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of medium size heads of butterhead lettuce. Leaves are very flavorful with a buttery texture. It is restaurant gourmet quality. Great for salads and garnishes. Also known as Trocadero Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536698. An 1890 heirloom variety from France.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce Seeds. This early-maturing plant produces excellent yields of leaf lettuce. It is a popular heirloom leaf lettuce variety and is known for its fast growth, tenderness, and adaptability. Black-seeded Simpson lettuce produces a classic, fast-growing heirloom leaf lettuce known for its crinkled, tender, light green leaves and a sweet, mild flavor. Very flavorful and of superb quality. This is one of the most popular leaf lettuce varieties on the market. Its frilled, crumpled leaves are crisp, tender, and very flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for salads and garnishes. You can grow it as a baby lettuce in 28 days. It grows best in cool weather. It withstands heat, drought, and light frost. Slow to bolt. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. The name comes from its dark, nearly black seeds and association with the Simpson lineage of curly/loose-leaf types. It was popularized in the U.S. by Peter Henderson & Co. of New York around 1875–1879. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536700. An 1850 heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: DM, LD, TB.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Bronze Mignonette Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful butterhead lettuce with frilled leaves. The bronze green leaves are delicious. Excellent for salads and garnishes. This small variety is ideal for baby lettuce. Slow to bolt. Heat Tolerant. Drought Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 615072. A 1898 heirloom variety from the USA.

55 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Burgundy Boston Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces good yields of butterhead lettuce. It has striking red tinged leaves that contrast beautifully with its green interior. Very flavorful with a buttery taste. Great for salads and gourmet dishes. It has good aphid resistance. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. An heirloom variety from the USA.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Cimmaron Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of beautiful red romaine lettuce. Leaves are loosely folded on heads. Perfect for salads and garnishes. One of the slowest to bolt lettuce on the market. Good for spring, summer, and fall planting as it's cold hardy and also tolerates heat. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. An 18th century heirloom variety. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Dark Green Cos Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful dark green lettuce. The leaves are tender, crisp, and thick with a sweet flavor. Perfect for Caesar salads and garnishes. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Also known as Dark Green Romaine Lettuce. Suitable for containers and patios. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers.  United States Department of Agriculture, PI 543966. A variety from the USA.

55 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Freckles Lettuce Seeds. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of flavorful green romaine lettuce splashed with red speckles. Perfect for Caesar salads and garnishes. Harvest in 28 days for gourmet salads. Resists bolting. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. An heirloom variety from the USA.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Grand Rapids Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces high yields of large bright green leaf lettuce. Leaves are frilled, crinkled, and crisp. Perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnishes. This is a quick growing variety. Heat Tolerant. Slow to bolt. Suitable for greenhouse production. Excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, open field production, and hydroponic gardening. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536719. A 1898 heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB, V.

75 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Great Lakes 118 Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of large crisphead lettuce. This very early strain of the Great Lakes Lettuce is used mainly in California for harvest during warmer months. The standard for commercial growers for decades. Excellent flavor. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. Very well adapted to hot conditions. Thrives in adverse weather conditions. Heat Tolerant. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. A 1948 heirloom variety developed by Associated Seed Growers, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536810. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Green Ice Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces high yields of glossy, dark green, loose leaf lettuce. Leaves are frilled, crinkled, and crisp. You can have multiple harvests with this variety. It is among the earliest, yet lasts well into summer, thanks to superior heat tolerance. Heat Tolerant. Slow to bolt. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom developed by Burpee in the 1960s. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536848. A variety from the USA.

80 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Hanson Improved Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of very large crisphead lettuce. Very crisp, sweet, and flavorful. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnishes. This high quality lettuce thrives in cooler weather. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Gardener's Favorite Lettuce or King of the Market Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536738. A pre-1855 heirloom variety from the USA.

70 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Iceberg Lettuce. The plant produces high yields of crisphead lettuce. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. It has superior quality and excellent flavor. This is the type found in your supermarkets. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety dating back to 1894. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536860. A variety from the USA.

50 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Little Gem Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of small romaine lettuce. It is a popular heirloom tomato variety prized for its excellent flavor, sweet, slightly nutty or buttery, with good crunch and little bitterness, heat tolerance, quick maturity, and suitability for individual salads, sandwiches, wraps, or grilling/roasting. This refined variety has a superb flavor and can be served whole. The heads are tightly wrapped, sweet, and crunchy. Heat Tolerant. Perfect for containers, patios, and small gardens. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 617959. An 1880 heirloom variety from France.

48 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Merveille des Quatre Saisons Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces good yields of flavorful red-tinted butterhead lettuce. It is a popular heirloom lettuce variety prized for its beauty, flavor, and adaptability. The outside leaves are magenta, and the interior leaves are apple green. It is self-blanching lettuce. This variety of lettuce forms heads quickly. Very flavorful. Great for salads and garnishes. It can be grown nearly year-round, as it remains firm even in hot weather. It can withstand summer heat and produce in cool spring and fall weather. Bolt Tolerant. Cold Tolerant. Heat Tolerant. Also known as Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce. An excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 634685. An 1885 heirloom variety from France.

1963 All-America Selections Winner! 60 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. New York 12 Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of large crisphead lettuce. The crisp leaves are delicious and perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. A heat-resistant variety that is excellent for fall crops in the South. It is tolerant to stress, poor soils, and bolting in the summer heat. Heat Tolerant. It was introduced in the 1960s by Cornell University. Good shipper variety for commercial growers. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 190235. An heirloom variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: TB.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Oak Leaf Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces very flavorful, medium dark lettuce shaped like oak leaves. As outer leaves are picked, inner leaves keep producing. Perfect for salads and garnishes. This variety stands well without bolting. Long-standing, never bitter, and does amazingly well in the summer heat. It is fast-growing and regrows well after cuttings as long as it is planted in fertile soil. Non-heading plants. The easiest type of lettuce to grow. Excellent choice for home gardens. A 1771 heirloom has been growing since prior to the Revolutionary War. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536751. A variety from France.

72 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Parris Island Cos Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of flavorful dark green lettuce. The leaves are tender, crisp, and thick with a sweet flavor. Perfect for Caesar salads and garnishes. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. An heirloom variety dating back to 1949 that was named after the island of the same name off the South Carolina coast. Developed by Clemson College's Agricultural Experimental Station, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 665200. A variety from the USA. Disease Resistant: LMV, TB.

45 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Prizehead Lettuce. This early-maturing plant produces heavy yields of crisphead lettuce. It is a popular lettuce variety prized for both ornamental garden appeal and excellent eating quality. The inner leaves are green, and the outer leaves are reddish brown. It is crisp, sweet, and tender, never bitter. The delicious leaves are perfect for salads, sandwiches, and garnishes. Slow to bolt. Suitable for hydroponic gardening. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536757. Disease Resistant: TMV. An 1873 heirloom variety from the USA.

60 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce. The plant produces excellent yields of crisphead lettuce. The beautiful reddish bronze leaves are perfect for salads, gourmet dishes, and garnishes. It can be harvested in 28 days as baby lettuce. Cold Tolerant. Also known as Red Winter Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 577121. Disease Resistant: LD, TB. An 1840s heirloom variety from France.

53 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Ruby Red Lettuce Seeds. This early maturing plant produces good yields of red leaf lettuce. This is a very heat tolerant variety. Slow to bolt. Color does not fade in hot weather. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Adds color to salads. Heat Tolerant. Always a great seller at Farmer’s Markets. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536761. A 1858 heirloom from the USA.

44 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Salad Bowl Green Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of flavorful green leaf lettuce. As outer leaves are picked, inner leaves keep producing. Ideal for hot weather as it is slow to bolt. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Suitable for containers. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536762. An heirloom variety from the USA.

44 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Salad Bowl Red Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of flavorful red leaf lettuce. As outer leaves are picked, inner leaves keep producing. Perfect for salads and garnishes. Slow to bolt. Excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536760. A 1955 heirloom from the USA.

48 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Slobolt Lettuce. This early maturing plant produces excellent yields of very flavorful lettuce. The outer leaves may be picked off as they grow. It has a delightful crispness and mild flavor and is never bitter. Grows even in hot weather. Heat Tolerant. Slow to bolt. Suitable for greenhouse production and outdoor planting. Excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, market growers, and open field production. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536764. A 1946 heirloom variety from the USA.

62 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Summer Bibb Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of butterhead lettuce. It is a popular heirloom lettuce variety prized for its sweet, mild, buttery flavor, tender yet crisp texture, and resistance to bolting in warmer conditions. Very flavorful. This variety can be grown all summer. Slow bolting. Heat Tolerant. It does well in the Southern parts of the country. Suitable for greenhouse production. Excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, and market growers. A 1963 heirloom variety was developed by Dr. Raleigh at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, USA. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536807. An heirloom variety from the USA.

70 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Summertime Lettuce Seeds. The plant produces high yields of crisphead lettuce. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnish. It has superior quality and excellent flavor. This is the type found in your supermarkets. Excellent choice for home gardens, market growers, and open field production. An heirloom variety dating back to 1894. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536860. A variety from the USA.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Tom Thumb Lettuce. This small compact plant produces excellent yields of small butterhead lettuce. It is a popular lettuce variety prized for its buttery soft texture, mild-to-sweet flavor, and creamy yellow centers with medium-to-dark green, slightly crumpled outer leaves. One head typically makes a perfect single-serving salad. The lettuce head is a perfect size, 3 to 4" across, for a crispy and tasty salad. It is perfect for salads and garnishes. It is excellent summer lettuce as it tolerates high temperatures at maturity and resists bolting better than larger varieties. Heat Tolerant. Perfect for container gardening, hanging baskets, or small gardens with very limited space. Suitable for greenhouses. An excellent choice for home gardens, greenhouses, and specialty market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536767. An 1850 heirloom from England. 

68 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Wayahead Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of butterhead lettuce. Leaves are flavorful, green, smooth, and soft. Also known as Way-A-Head Lettuce and Burpee’s Wayahead Lettuce. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536770. A 1908 heirloom variety from the USA.

65 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. Webb's Wonderful Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of very large crisphead lettuce. It has an exceptional buttery and mild flavor like butterhead lettuce. The crisp leaves are perfect for sandwiches, salads, and garnishes. Does well in hot weather, dry or wet conditions. Slow to bolt. Suitable for the Southern region of the country. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 234624. An 1890 heirloom variety from England. Disease Resistant: V.

72 days. Lactuca sativa. Open Pollinated. White Boston Lettuce. The plant produces good yields of butterhead lettuce. Very flavorful with a buttery taste. This is an improved version of the Big Boston. It grows higher off the ground, so no bottom rot. Does well in hot weather. Excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. United States Department of Agriculture, PI 536771. A 1930s heirloom variety from the USA.