The Top Recommended Varieties of Lettuces

Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island')

An excellent green cos . Very dependable here.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Parris Island')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Black-Seeded Simpson')

What a beautiful Lettuce! Does anyone know how well it would do as a container plant on our apartment balcony here between Houston and Galveston? I know I could tempt the wife away from her old standard "Iceberg" from the "chain" grocer down the street if I could coax a few of these varieties to grow here.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Black-Seeded Simpson')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch')

Green Bibb type lettuce with a small, loose head.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Buttercrunch')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Oakleaf')

I grew Oakleaf lettuce last year. It was my first time trying the oakleaf variety. It is supposed to resist bolting, which is why I grew it. While mine did not bolt, I find that I did not care for the small, not so tender leaves.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Oakleaf')
Cos Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem')

A small, green, romaine-type lettuce.

Cos Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Little Gem')
Red Romaine Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Cimarron')

A very vigorous red Romaine type. Doing exceptionally well this spring. Not as dark as Red Rosie but quite pretty in its own right.

Red Romaine Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Cimarron')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Iceberg')

This is an old variety that does well here in the early spring. Heads are tight and delicious but smaller than modern commercial varieties.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Iceberg')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Green Ice')

Not a big fan of leaf lettuce, but this one is much better than usual.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Green Ice')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Igloo')

I've never grown head lettuce before...the leaves are getting bigger...do I pick these or leave them? I don't know how the ball is formed or if these leaves are a part of the formation.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Igloo')
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Merlot')

A good performing lettuce that is a very attractive red.

Lettuce (<i>Lactuca sativa</i> 'Merlot')

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