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Rouge d'Hiver Romaine Lettuce Seeds
Organic, Heirloom
This wonderful French heirloom from the 1800s has been pleasing gardeners with its rich, buttery flavor for more than a century. Compact, 12" tall head with a tender green heart surrounded by bronze-red leaves. The name fittingly translates to "Red Winter", as it is cold tolerant and resists tip burn. Ideal for fall planting.
Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Days to Maturity: 20-65 days
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 6"-10" tall, 8"-10"wide
Variety Information: Upright heads have bronze-red leaves and a green heart; develops best color in cool weather. 'Rouge d'Hiver' is a compact lettuce; a French heirloom from the 1800s.
Gourmet Baby Greens Mesclun Lettuce Seeds
Organic, Heirloom
Discover the fresh flavor and satisfaction of picking lettuce from your own garden! This exciting mix of butterhead, leaf, and romaine lettuce remain wonderfully tasty, even picked at full size. You don't have to have a large vegetable garden to enjoy fresh, baby greens, either. Perfect for growing in containers indoors or out, and pretty enough to use as a border around your flower bed! Contains equal parts: 'Buttercrunch', 'Black Seeded Simpson', 'Green Salad Bowl', 'Lolla Rossa', 'Red Oak Leaf', and 'Rouge d'Hiver'. Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Days to Maturity: 21-58 days
Family: Organic, Heirloom
Native: Asteraceae
Hardiness: Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
Variety Information: BUTTERHEAD: 'BUTTERCRUNCH': Soft, slightly crumpled light green leaves in a loose head, often with a creamy yellow core. LEAF LETTUCES: 'BLACK SEEDED SIMPSON': Crinkled, light green, crisp leaves with frilly edges. 'GREEN SALAD BOWL': Deeply lobed green leaves. 'LOLLA ROSA': Deeply curled leaves with very frilly, red edges. 'RED OAK LEAF': Medium green, deeply lobed, oak leaf-shaped leaves, mild flavor, slower to bolt. ROMAINE: 'ROUGE d'HIVER': Green leaves are tinged with reddish-brown; rich, buttery flavor.
Attributes: Good for Containers
White Lisbon Bunching/Scallion Onion Seeds
Organic, Heirloom
'White Lisbon' is a green or spring onion, and sometimes referred to as a scallion or bunching onion. A popular variety since the 1700s because it produces dependably in widely varying conditions. It thrives in a wide range of soils, is heat and cold tolerant, and can be sown successively throughout the season. For the finest quality, pencil-thin onions, sow seed densely and do not thin seedlings.
Botanical Name: Allium cepa
Days to Maturity: 60 days
Family: Alliaceae
Native: Exists only in cultivation
Hardiness: Biennial grown as an annual
Variety Information: Mild, juicy, sweet, thin whites, with tender, edible, green tops (foliage), harvested early before it has the chance to form a bulb. 'White Lisbon' is a spring onion, generally used as a scallion-type onion. It has been in gardens since the 1700s.
Type: Bunching/Scallion
Long Standing Cilantro/Coriander Seeds
Organic, Heirloom
Also called Chinese parsley, cilantro has a thousand uses in the kitchen. 'Long Standing' in particular has excellent flavor, improved leafiness and, as the name infers, it is slow to bolt. Add a sprig to chicken soup or add chopped leaves to Mexican, Caribbean, or Asian dishes. The crushed seeds add intriguing flavor to stews, beans, and cookies. Can be grown indoors for fresh cilantro leaves year-round. Cilantro grows best in cool temperatures. Botanical Name: Coriandrum sativum
Family: Apiaceae
Native: Mediterranean region
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 12"-24" tall, 6"-12" wide
Variety Information: 'Long Standing' has excellent flavor, improved leafiness and when hot weather arrives, is slower to bolt (prematurely go to seed) than other varieties.
Exposure: Full sun to part shade
Attributes: Good for Containers, Attracts Beneficial Insects