Description
Lolla Rosa Lettuce is the frilled, wine-red Italian heirloom that makes a salad bowl look designed. Loose heads of deeply ruffled leaves shade from lime green at the base to magenta at the frilled tips, with a mild, sweet, nutty flavour and a crisp texture that stands up to dressing.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Why gardeners choose it
- Cut-and-come-again – harvest outer leaves for weeks
- Slower to bolt than most red loose-leaf types
- Beautiful enough to plant as a border edging
- Heirloom and non-GMO, perfect for seed saving
Growing guide
- Sow: direct in early spring and again in late summer, 3 mm (1/8 in) deep – needs light to germinate
- Germination: 5-10 days at 15-21 C (60-70 F)
- Spacing: 20-25 cm (8-10 in) apart for full heads, closer for baby leaf
- Light: full sun to part shade – afternoon shade extends the season
- Harvest: 25 days baby leaf, 55-60 days full heads
Germination-tested seed, packed fresh and shipped worldwide from Seeds Grow In.
