Lettuce, Butterhead - (Lactuca sativa) Used raw in salads, or cooked in soups. Pick outside leaves as required, or leave to form head. COMPANION PLANTS - LIKES: Bean, Beetroot, Cabbage, Carrots, Cucumber, Onions, Pea, Radish DISLIKES: Parsley
Crisp, light green, fan shaped leaves with small heart & sweet flavour. Heat tolerant; bolt resistant - resists bolting longer than other varieties. Introduced onto the market in 1963 by G. Raleigh. 50-75 days. 2000 seeds
HINT: For the most flavour & crispness, harvest lettuce early in the morning.
FOUR SEASONS
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French heirloom dating back to 1880. Highly attractive magenta coloured outer leaves, with pale green / cream coloured inside leaves. Able to be grown all year round in most areas. 1200 seeds
GRANDPA ADMIRE'S
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Heirloom named after Grandpa George Admire who was a Civil War veteran born in 1822. Large, loosely headed lettuce with light green leaves and bronze tinges. Stays tender longer than most other varieties & is slow to bolt. 60 days. 1000 seeds
GREEN MIGNONETTE
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Light green, slightly crumpled, soft leaves. Good summer variety. Pick outside leaves as required or leave to form a small heart. 50-60 days. 1000 seeds
PERELLA ROUGETTE MONTPELLIER
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Small, open leaf type, having green leaves with red edges. Attractive variety. 1200 seeds
RED LEPRECHAUN
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Heritage variety. Attractive, upright, paddle shaped, green leaves with large, dark purple bumps & thin, pink midrib. Forms a crisp heart. 60 days. 1000 seeds
SANGUINE AMELIORE
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French heirloom first introduced in 1906 as 'Strawberry Cabbage Lettuce' by C. C. Morse & Co. Small lettuce to 18cm across displaying green leaves with deep, red/brown speckles. Fine texture & flavour. 60 days. 800 seeds
SUMMER QUEEN
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Attractive, dark, rounded greeen leaves forming small heart. Slow to bolt. 800 seeds
YUGOSLAVIAN RED
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Heirloom. Attractive, light green leaves with bright red tinges. Forms loose heads up to 30cm across with solid green interior and almost white centre. Mild flavour. 1200 seeds