Which Variety of
Lettuce
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Which Variety of Lettuce?
The table below lists recommended varieties for each type (cos,
butterhead etc.) of lettuce with additional comments. It's important to
get the correct type and variety of lettuce for your area and needs. To
review the different types, click
here and then come back here to see the recommended varieties.
Recommended Varieties of Lettuce
| Type |
Variety |
Beginner Rating
(1 easy,3 hard) |
Comments |
| BUTTERHEAD |
Tom
Thumb |
 |
Does
well early under cloche / plastic. Matures early. Good tight heart.
A superb lettuce.
Available from
Suttons in 2006 at £1.09 for 1100 seeds! |
|
Avondefiance |
 |
Good
disease resistance, NIAB recommended. Good maincrop summer variety |
|
|
| ICEBERG
/ CRISP HEART |
Dickinson |
|
New
from Dobies - very crisp. Award of Garden Merit 2004. |
| PICKING
/ LOOSE LEAF |
Salad Bowl |
|
Produces
leaves over a long time. NIAB recommended. Reliable |
|
Lolla
Rosa |
|
As
for salad bowl above. As with all red lettuce, grow for
appearance in salads, not the rather bitter taste. |
| COS |
Lobjoits
Green Cos |
|
Our
favorite, reliable, good taste and looks, NIAB recommended. |
| SPRING
MATURING |
COLOMBUS |
|
Quick
to mature, NIAB recommended |
Other lettuce variety pictures. Click to enlarge:
| Lettuce Delicato |
 |
| Lettuce Diana |
 |
| Lettuce Frillice |
 |
| Lettuce Lolo Bionda |
 |
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