Heirloom Seeds
Seeds per packet: 200
Merlot Lettuce
Latin Name:
Lactic sativaThe deepest wine red lettuce in existence, which should make it tops for anthocyanin (antioxidant) content as well! Leaf lettuce with wavy to frilly leaf margins and very crisp, waxy leaves! Excellent bolt resistance, and good cold tolerance for a late fall to winter crop. Recommended as a cutting type for baby greens or cut-and-come-again harvesting.
This variety was brought over from Holland in the 80’s by Sheperd Ogden of Sheperd’s seeds. Originally called 'Galactic' by the Dutch company that bred it, 'Merlot' is quite possibly the reddest red lettuce you can grow. Like most lettuces, this variety is very easy to direct seed, but it will not germinate well in warm soil.
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