Red Coral Lettuce Lollo Rossa (Lactuca sativa var. crispa) seeds

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Red Coral Lettuce 'Lollo Rossa' (Lactuca sativa var. crispa) seeds

Traditional leaf lettuce with reddish, strongly curled leaves and large heads.
Contents: Approx. 250 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

2,33 Fr.

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The classic 'Lollo Rossa' is a red-leaved coral lettuce with strongly curled leaves. It grows slightly less dense than the green lollo variant. Lettuce leaves can be continuously harvested from the outside inwards, the plants keep growing.

Package with approx. 250 red coral lettuce seeds

Plant description

Lifecycle:	Annual or biennial
Flowering months:	June July August
Flower colour:	Yellow
Special features:	Needs light to germinate Open-pollinated
Species:	Asteraceae
Root system:	Shallow roots

Growing advice

Sowing depth:	0 cm
When to sow outdoors:	May June
Germination temperature:	5-12°C
Planting distance:	25 cm
Row spacing:	30 cm
Bad companion plants:	Celeriac Sunflower Parsley
Sunlight:	Full sun

Sow from January to April directly into the vegetable patch. Cover the seeds only slightly with soil, they need light to germinate. Later spread out the individual plants with a distance of 25 x 30 cm. Lettuce prefers good garden soil in an open and sunny location and adequate irrigation. Harvest is possible from May to October.