In 1856, Vilmorin-Andrieux referred to oak-leaf (green) and artichoke-leaf (red) lettuces as "Romaine" lettuces. Their description read as follows: "No head. Numerous radical leaves, 30 cm long, cut into very elongated lobes, pointed at the top, brownish-green with some brown spots, erect, arranged in a fascicle and forming a well-filled heart." In 1883, a sentence about it accompanied the description of oak-leaf lettuce: "The artichoke-leaf Romaine, which is very similar to this one and differs only in the brown hue of its foliage, is still sometimes cultivated."

Fortunately, this excellent lettuce has not fallen into complete oblivion and has eventually come back into fashion! Like the green-leaf variety, it is very resistant to bolting, which occurs late in autumn. The very decorative, tender leaves are produced in abundance. The cut leaves keep very well and are harvested when they are 15 cm long. By leaving the heart in place, you will get several regrowth flushes during the season.

Days to harvest: Young leaves: 28 | Mature leaves: 55

 Packet of 600 seeds