We owe the selection of this famous loose-leaf lettuce to the work of a Scottish seedsman who settled in Pennsylvania in the mid-19th century. Peter Henderson & Co first offered it in their catalog in 1875, and its popularity has only grown since. Ten years later, it appeared in the world-renowned work "The Vegetable Garden" by the French Vilmorin and Andrieux.

Its early maturity and the mild flavor of its light green, tender, crisp, and particularly juicy leaves quickly gained unanimous approval across the American continent and elsewhere. Everywhere, its beautiful ruffled leaves are praised for their resistance to insects and diseases.

Like all lettuces, it prefers cool temperatures, but it tolerates summer heat remarkably well. It can therefore be grown all season long. The first harvest, which involves thinning the rows, will yield a good quantity of young leaves less than a month after sowing. The leaves are mature approximately two weeks later.

Days to harvest: Young leaves: 28 | Mature leaves: 45

 Packet of 600 seeds