Lettuce

Oakleaf
Loose Leaf Variety
HEIRLOOM. Rightfully famous for over 242 years! Bright green, deeply lobed leaves are never bitter, even in the summertime heat

Black Seeded Simpson
Loose Leaf Variety
HEIRLOOM. ORGANIC. An old dependable friend for many growers. Deeply savoyed, light green leaves arrive very early and tolerate a range of growing conditions. Slow to bolt.

Jericho
Butterhead Variety
Bred to withstand the desert climate of Palestine, this upright romaine stays refreshingly sweet and crisp in the heat, and is very resistant to tip burn. A rare lettuce that can handle Southern summers!

Italienischer
Loose Leaf Variety
Extremely vigorous with big outer leaves, Italienischer can take some heat and slow to bolt. Even at its most mature size, this lettuce is sweet and crisp when others have become bitter in summer's heat. Upright sturdy 18" bright green plants provide bountiful crisp delicious leaves that need plenty of space. Some are black-seeded, some white-seeded, both true-to-type.

Arianna
Boston Type
Fast-growing cool-season salad green – often ready to harvest just 4 weeks after seeding. Also known as Salad Rocket or Roquette. Distinctive, delicious peppery flavor. Hardy, dark-green wide leaves enjoy a cut-and-come-again harvest.

Sweet Valentine
Romaine Variety
Sweetest lettuce we offer. Heads hold long into the heat without bolting. The extremely deep-red leaves are slightly smaller than other cos varieties.

Arugla
Loose Leaf Variety
Fast-growing cool-season salad green – often ready to harvest just 4 weeks after seeding. Also known as Salad Rocket or Roquette. Distinctive, delicious peppery flavor. Hardy, dark-green wide leaves enjoy a cut-and-come-again harvest.

Butter King
Boston Type
Buttery, crunchy, chewy leaves with a crisp heart - one of the best all round lettuces deserving of so many adjectives. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt.
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In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Flame
Loose Leaf Variety
Introduced to gardeners in 1988 by Harris Moran. Described as “distinctly red; slow bolting; a fast mover for markets demanding unique vegetables.” Seed Savers Exchange describes it as soft-textured loose leaf “cut and come again” lettuce.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Buttercrunch
Bibb Variety
Buttery, crunchy, chewy leaves with a crisp heart - one of the best all round lettuces deserving of so many adjectives. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt.
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In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Lolla Rossa
Loose Leaf Variety
Buttery, crunchy, chewy leaves with a crisp heart - one of the best all round lettuces deserving of so many adjectives. Heat tolerant and slow to bolt.
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In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Red Salad Bowl
Loose Leaf Variety
Decorative upright loose-leaf lettuce plant, 6" tall and 14-16" wide. Beautiful deep-lobed bronze leaves are crisp and delicious. One of our best performers. Very slow to bolt.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Mantilia
Butterhead Variety
A large and beautiful chartreuse butterhead lettuce that scored in the top 10 in Seed Savers Exchange’s 2010 lettuce tasting of over 70 varieties and remains popular. This mild, tender, and sweet lettuce has floppy leaves and is slow to bolt.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Red Velvet
Loose Leaf Variety
Loose leaf “cut and come again” organic lettuce with a striking appearance. Soft, frilled leaves are solid maroon on top and green tinged with maroon on underside. Slow to bolt.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Speckled
Loose Leaf Variety
Loose leaf “cut and come again” organic lettuce with green leaves that are tinged with red. Mild flavor.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Super Red
Romaine Variety
Intense red leaves on 10-inch tall and 12-inch wide plant.
In Central Florida it helps to plant lettuce underneath a leaf canopy so that it is shaded during the hottest portion of the day.
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Sow continuously, every two weeks, for a constant supply of lettuce.

Previously grown at VISTA

Seed packets available from House of the Rising Seed

Seedlings pre-order available from House of the Rising Seed