Lettuce and Salad Greens Seeds - A Diversity of Heritage Varieties and Aromatic Leaf Lettuces

Fresh lettuce is one of the most versatile vegetable crops in the garden. Many lettuce varieties grow quickly, can be cultivated over many months and repeatedly provide fresh leaves for salads, sandwiches or warm dishes. From tender loose-leaf lettuces and classic head lettuces to robust winter lettuces, there is a wide diversity of lettuces for different seasons and growing methods.

Lettuce botanically belongs to the species Lactuca sativa, which has developed numerous different forms throughout the history of cultivation. These include head-forming lettuces, loose-leaf lettuces, aromatic chicory lettuces and frost-tolerant winter lettuces. This diversity makes it possible to harvest fresh lettuce in the garden for almost the entire year.

You can also find an overview of the most important lettuce types and their differences in the blog article From Asian greens to winter lettuce: the salad leaves your garden needs, which introduces the different lettuce groups and their characteristics in more detail.