Tried and tested, new and resistant varieties: we show the various varieties of lamb's lettuce. Seeds and seeds can be conveniently ordered online from specialist retailers.
The selection of seeds is diverse. Choosing the perfect strain for you depends, among other things, on the desired location. the Cultivation of lamb's lettuce in the greenhouse gives the hobby gardener a longer harvest time. However, outdoor cultivation is also possible without any problems.
The numerous lamb's lettuce varieties differ mainly in flowering time, shape and harvest time. You can buy lamb's lettuce seeds in garden shops, hardware stores or online from us. On the packaging you will also find information about the harvest time and other characteristics of the respective variety.
We have compiled some proven varieties for you below:
- accent: fast-growing uniform plants; grows upright.
- Amely: fast-growing cultivar with rounded, dark green leaves; high yield.
- baron: fast-growing lamb's lettuce; to grow in greenhouse and open ground; high yields.
- cirilla: well-known variety with beautiful rosettes and glossy dark green leaves; high yield and resistant to powdery 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 Wholehearted: well-established variety with small and rounded leaves; slow growth; pretty tough.
- panache: high yield; elongated foliage; resistant to downy mildew.
- Etampes: well-established variety with deep green leaves; medium sized plant.
- favour: pretty 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 Broadleaf: proven and sought-after variety for outdoor cultivation; large, oblong leaves.
- Juwallon: high yield; sowing in autumn; dark green oval leaves.
- Cologne Palm: old proven variety; Origin from the greater Cologne area; long and light leaves; very good taste; quite late in flowering; also possible to harvest in spring.
- Lisbeth's little Rapunzel: well-established and particularly tasty variety; lush growing with light green leaves.
- medallion: proven variety with attractive rosettes and rounded, deep green leaves; Tolerance to powdery mildew.
- Palace: high yield with deep green and round leaves; well recommended for cultivation in polytunnels or greenhouses.
- Polar: fast-growing and cultivar with deep green leaves; high yield; resistant to powdery 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 forms magnificent rosettes.
- Vit: fast-growing variety that can be grown outdoors as well as in a greenhouse; dark green and oval-shaped leaves; robust against mildew.
- full hard 3: fast-growing variety with magnificent rosettes.
- whole hearted 2: the name says it all: full-hearted, lush, shiny green leaves; very robust with high yields.
- Worth knowing: The "Ovired" variety is often mentioned and sold as red lamb's lettuce, but it does not belong to the lamb's lettuce family. This is a variety of romaine lettuce.
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