Lettuce & Salad Greens

Lettuce & Salad Greens growing guide

About Lettuce & Salad Greens

Romaine, butterhead, looseleaf, and specialty salad greens for every season.

52 varietiesZones 2–1127 easy · 8 moderate

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All Lettuce & Salad Greens Varieties

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Arugula lettuce variety

Arugula

10-15 days · Easy

Peppery, nutty, and slightly bitter with a pungent kick

Australian Yellow Leaf lettuce variety

Australian Yellow Leaf

50-60 days · Moderate

Mild, sweet, and tender with delicate texture

Batavia lettuce variety

Batavia

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Crisp, sweet, and nutty with slight mineral notes

Bibb lettuce variety

Bibb

55-60 days · Moderate

Sweet, delicate, buttery with no bitterness

Black Seeded Simpson lettuce variety

Black Seeded Simpson

40-50 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with no bitterness

Buttercrunch lettuce variety

Buttercrunch

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, buttery, and crisp with a delicate, nutty finish

Buttercrunch Bibb lettuce variety

Buttercrunch Bibb

65-75 days · Easy

Sweet, mild, and buttery with tender texture

Butterhead Boston lettuce variety

Butterhead Boston

55-65 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and buttery with tender texture

Canasta lettuce variety

Canasta

65-75 days · Easy to moderate

Sweet, crisp, and crunchy with no bitterness and excellent texture

Cimmaron Romaine lettuce variety

Cimmaron Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Crisp and crunchy with mild, sweet flavor and slight mineral notes

Coastal Star lettuce variety

Coastal Star

60-70 days · Easy to Moderate

Crisp and crunchy with sweet, mild flavor that resists bitterness in heat

Concept lettuce variety

Concept

50-60 days · Easy

Mild, sweet flavor with tender texture and no bitterness

Crisp Mint Romaine lettuce variety

Crisp Mint Romaine

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Exceptionally crisp and sweet with refreshing, clean taste

Deer Tongue lettuce variety

Deer Tongue

45-55 days · Easy

Sweet, mild, and crisp with thick, succulent texture

Freckles lettuce variety

Freckles

55-60 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, crisp, and tender with mild lettuce flavor

Grand Rapids lettuce variety

Grand Rapids

45-55 days · Very Easy

Mild, crisp, slightly sweet with tender texture

Great Lakes lettuce variety

Great Lakes

85-90 days · Moderate

Mild, sweet, and very crisp with minimal bitterness

Green Leaf lettuce variety

Green Leaf

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with no bitterness

Iceberg lettuce variety

Iceberg

80-95 days · Moderate to Challenging

Mild, crisp, refreshing with high water content and clean finish

Jericho lettuce variety

Jericho

60-70 days · Easy to moderate

Crisp, sweet, and refreshing with excellent crunch and no bitterness

Little Gem lettuce variety

Little Gem

55-65 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and nutty with tender hearts and crunchy outer leaves

Lolla Rossa lettuce variety

Lolla Rossa

50-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with a pleasant crisp texture

Lollo Rosso lettuce variety

Lollo Rosso

50-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Mildly bitter with nutty undertones, tender texture

Loose Leaf Green Grand Rapids lettuce variety

Loose Leaf Green Grand Rapids

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and crisp with no bitterness

Mâche (Corn Salad) lettuce variety

Mâche (Corn Salad)

50 days · Moderate

Mild, nutty, and slightly sweet with tender texture

Mascara lettuce variety

Mascara

50-60 days · Easy to moderate

Mild, sweet with subtle nutty undertones and tender texture

Muir lettuce variety

Muir

65-75 days · Moderate

Sweet, buttery, and tender with delicate texture

Nevada lettuce variety

Nevada

48-68 days · Easy

Crisp, refreshing, and sweet with excellent heat tolerance maintaining flavor

New Red Fire lettuce variety

New Red Fire

55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with subtle mineral notes

Oak Leaf lettuce variety

Oak Leaf

45-50 days · Easy

Mild, buttery, and sweet with no bitterness even in heat

Paris Island Cos lettuce variety

Paris Island Cos

66-75 days · Easy to Moderate

Crisp, crunchy, and mildly sweet with slight bitterness in outer leaves

Parris Island Cos lettuce variety

Parris Island Cos

68-75 days · Easy

Crisp, mildly sweet with excellent crunch and no bitterness

Prizehead lettuce variety

Prizehead

50-60 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with slight nuttiness

Red Express Cos lettuce variety

Red Express Cos

48-55 days · Easy

Crisp, sweet, and mild with tender texture

Red Leaf Lettuce lettuce variety

Red Leaf Lettuce

50 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with no bitterness

Red Romaine lettuce variety

Red Romaine

70-80 days · Easy

Crisp, sweet, and mild with slight mineral notes

Red Sails lettuce variety

Red Sails

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet flavor with tender texture and no bitterness

Red Salad Bowl lettuce variety

Red Salad Bowl

50-60 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with slight mineral notes

Red Velvet lettuce variety

Red Velvet

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with no bitterness, slight mineral notes

Romaine Cos lettuce variety

Romaine Cos

70-85 days · Moderate

Crisp, slightly bitter, robust with mineral undertones

Rouge d'Hiver lettuce variety

Rouge d'Hiver

55-65 days · Moderate

Sweet, crisp, and nutty with no bitterness even in cold weather

Salad Bowl Green lettuce variety

Salad Bowl Green

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, crisp, and slightly sweet

Salanova Green Crispy lettuce variety

Salanova Green Crispy

55-65 days · Easy to Moderate

Crisp, fresh, and mildly sweet with excellent texture retention

Salanova Green Oakleaf lettuce variety

Salanova Green Oakleaf

55-65 days · Easy to moderate

Mild, sweet, and tender with excellent texture

Salanova Red Butter lettuce variety

Salanova Red Butter

50-55 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, buttery, and tender with mild complexity

Simpson Elite lettuce variety

Simpson Elite

45-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, crisp with no bitterness even in warm weather

Skyphos lettuce variety

Skyphos

47 days · Easy

Sweet, crisp, and tender with classic romaine crunch

Spinach lettuce variety

Spinach

25 days · Easy to moderate

Mild, slightly sweet when young, becoming more mineral-rich with maturity

Summertime lettuce variety

Summertime

70-80 days · Moderate

Crisp, refreshing, mildly sweet with excellent crunch and no bitterness

Tom Thumb lettuce variety

Tom Thumb

45-55 days · Easy

Sweet, buttery, and tender with mild lettuce flavor

Tropicana lettuce variety

Tropicana

52 days · Easy

Sweet, mild, and crisp, maintains flavor in heat

Waldmann's Green lettuce variety

Waldmann's Green

45-50 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and tender with clean lettuce taste

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