Varieties
Varieties of Head lettuce
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the Head lettuce varieties with their particulars.
- ‚Amerikanischer Brauner‘You will find *‚Amerikanischer Brauner’* a robust old head lettuce with reddish‑brown, tender leaves and good stand against bolting.
- ‚Cocarde‘A French oak-leaf lettuce, *‚Cocarde’*, with deeply cupped, bronze‑red overflowing leaves in a loose rosette.
- ‚Forellenschluss‘This *‚Forellenschluss’* is an old Romana salad from the Alpine region, whose green leaves are heavily speckled with…
- ‚Grazer Krauthäuptel‘A Styrian traditional salad with reddish‑brown rimmed, delicate leaves that copes especially well with cold.
- ‚Great Lakes‘This proven iceberg lettuce classic forms firm, round heads with a crisp, light interior.
- ‚Lollo Bionda‘The light green sister of *‚Lollo Rossa’* with the same lavishly frilled leaves, only in a bright fresh green.
- ‚Lollo Rossa‘The decorative Italian cut and come again lettuce with strongly curled leaf edges washed in red brown, which lift any salad plate.
- ‚Maikönig‘A time-tested spring butterhead lettuce that forms tender, light green heads quickly even at cool temperatures.
- ‚Till‘A modern, open-pollinated head lettuce with broad resistance to downy mildew and the green lettuce aphid, bred for the robust home garden.
- ‚Wunder der vier Jahreszeiten‘A French classic (Merveille des Quatre Saisons), known for its exceptional adaptability across the season.