Lamb's lettuce varieties: New, old & resistant varieties

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Well-tried, new and resistant varieties: We show the various varieties of lamb's lettuce. Seeds and seeds can be conveniently ordered online from specialist retailers.

Lamb's lettuce in the bed
Harvest-ready lamb's lettuce [Photo: Landrausch / Shutterstock.com]

The choice of seeds is diverse. The choice of the perfect variety for you depends, among other things, on the desired location. Of the Cultivation of lamb's lettuce in the greenhouse gives the hobby gardener a longer harvest time. However, cultivation outdoors is also possible without any problems.

The numerous types of lamb's lettuce differ mainly in their flowering time, shape and harvest time. You can buy lamb's lettuce seeds in specialist gardeners, hardware stores or from us online. On the packaging you will also find information about the harvest time and other properties of the respective variety.

We have put together some tried and tested varieties for you below:

  • Accent: rapidly growing uniform plants; grows upright in height.
  • Amely: fast-growing variety with rounded leaves in dark green; high yield.
  • baron: fast-growing lamb's lettuce; to be grown in greenhouses and in the field; high yields.
  • Cirilla: well-known variety with beautiful rosettes and shiny dark green leaves; high yield and resistant to powdery mildew and downy mildew.
  • D’Olanda A Seme Grosso: Tradition from Italy; fast-growing variety with long, thick, very delicate foliage; good lamb's lettuce taste.
  • Dark green full hearted: well-established variety with small and rounded leaves; slow growth; pretty tough.
  • Verve: high yield; elongated foliage; resistant to downy mildew.
  • Etampes: well-tried variety with deep green leaves; medium-sized plant.
  • Favor: nice variety; year-round cultivation possible; resistant to downy mildew.
  • Gala: high yield; newer variety for greenhouse and outdoor cultivation; elongated foliage; resistant to downy mildew.
  • Dutch broad-leaved: proven and sought-after variety for outdoor cultivation; large, elongated leaves.
  • Juwallon: high yield; Sowing in autumn; dark green oval leaves.
  • Cologne Palm: old proven variety; Origin from the greater Cologne area; long and bright leaves; very good taste; quite late in the flowering period; Harvest also possible in spring.
  • Lisbeth's Rapünzelchen: well-tried and particularly tasty variety; lush growing with light green leaves.
  • medallion: proven variety with attractive rosettes and round, deep green leaves; Tolerance to powdery mildew.
  • Palace: high yield with deep green and round leaves; Recommended for growing in a polytunnel or greenhouse.
  • Polar: fast-growing variety with deep green leaves; high yield; resistant to powdery mildew and downy mildew.
  • Valentine: Variety with very round and deep green foliage; high yield; good tolerance to powdery mildew.
  • Verte de Cambrai: proven variety with small and deep green foliage; hardy and expresses magnificent rosettes.
  • Vit: fast-growing variety that can be grown outdoors as well as in the greenhouse; dark green and oval shaped leaves; robust against powdery mildew.
  • Solid 3: fast-growing variety with magnificent rosettes.
  • Full hearted 2: the name says it all: full-hearted, lush, green, shiny leaves; very robust with high yields.
  • Worth knowing: The red lamb's lettuce is often called and sold as the “Ovired” variety, but it does not belong to the lamb's lettuce family. It is a type of Romana salad.

more on the subject Lamb's lettuce you can find out in our special article.

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