Romaine/Cos

Lactuca sativa 'Blonde Maraicheri'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Blonde Maraicheri'

Large erect heads with wide pale green leaves. Quick growing for early summer cutting.

Lactuca sativa 'Chartwell'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Chartwell'

The tastiest of all the Romaine lettuces we have ever trialled. Renowned for their crunchy texture and the sweetest flavour. Excellent downy mildew resistance, with good bolting tolerance and heart quality during hotter summer conditions. Ideal...

Lactuca sativa 'Cos'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Cos'

Splendid quality that develops elongated heads to long ribbed leaves. The dark green outer leaves are coarse, while the inner leaves are a lighter green, almost white if the heads are tied together. Romaine type lettuce is especially know for...

Lactuca sativa 'Delight'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Delight'

Compact 'Little Gem' producing a crisp, sweet, dense heart. Delcious sweet flavour, ideal for salads and sandwiches. Sow March to July, every 4 weeks for continuous crops. Harvest June to September, or later if offered protection with a cloche.

Lactuca sativa 'Fristina'

Lettuce (Romaine) 'Fristina'

Lactuca sativa 'Greenhearting Mix (Avondefiance, Diana, Romany, Bubbles, Court)'

Lettuce 'Greenhearting Mix (Avondefiance, Diana, Romany, Bubbles, Court)''

Your whole summer lettuce supply from just one packet! Tender and tasty butterheads, crisp and crunchy icebergs and sweet and succulent cos types make up this extra special, great value blend. Slow to bolt meaning longer...

Lactuca sativa 'Little Gem (Baby Green)'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Little Gem (Baby Green)'

70 days. Considered by many to be the finest tasting lettuce of all, these miniature romaines are 15cm (6 in.) tall. The compact plants can be spaced 16 x 16cm (61/2 x 61/2 in.) for maximum yields, holding well in the garden for a few weeks...

Lactuca sativa 'Pinokkio'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Pinokkio'

Medium size cos lettuce with dark green, slightly savoyed leaves. Heads are firm with yellow colour, crisp hearts. Highly disease resistant.

Lactuca sativa 'Tantan'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Tantan'

A slightly larger Little Gem with its similarly renowned taste. The leaves are more ‘bubbled’ giving it a distinctive appearance. Matures about 11 weeks from sowing, with delicious, crisp ‘romaine’ hearts. Hearts stand well in condition and...

Lactuca sativa 'Valmaine'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Valmaine'

80 days. Very good flavour, crisp and sweet for salads. Dark green upright leaves form a tall, erect, cylindrical head. Disease-resistant and heat tolerant. Do not overfeed to reduce tipburn. Can be grown as Cut and Come Again...

Lactuca sativa 'Winter Density'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Winter Density'

65 days. Heavy, compact, extra-dark green heads, Winter Density is a butterhead/romaine cross. This unique English variety can be grown in spring, summer or fall. Good eating. Frost tolerant and quite bolt resistant.

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Lactuca sativa 'Baby Star Mini Romaine'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Baby Star'

A unique little mini-romaine, unlike any other variety of lettuce. Its dark green, shiny leaves enclose a creamy blanched heart. The sweet flavour and crispy texture are very inviting in salads and a perfect size for sandwiches or hamburgers....

Lactuca sativa 'Balloon'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Balloon'

Large heavy heads of bright green with deep reddish brown tinge. Outstanding flavour.

Lactuca sativa 'Counter'

Lettuce, Romaine 'Counter'

Fantastic, sweet flavour and long leaves with a crisp, crunchy texture from this 'Little Gem' cross romaine type lettuce. Resistance against bolting and tip burn as well as downy mildew helps give good crops especially in wet summers.

Lactuca sativa 'Crisp Mint'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Crisp Mint'

Exclusively launched by T&M back in 1979 as the most crisp and sweet hearted Cos which stood in perfect quality without bolting through the summer. Upright habit with noticeable savoyed/bubbled dark green outer leaves. Good sweetness, use as a...

Lactuca sativa 'Dazzle'

Lettuce (Romaine/Cos) 'Dazzle'

Stunning 'midi-romaine' with burgundy outer leaves and pale green hearts. Sweet and crunchy. Sow regularly for delicious lettuce all summer long. Ideal in containers, very decorative.

Lactuca sativa 'Little Leprechaun'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Little Leprechaun'

75 days. This striking red semi-Romaine is very similar to Winter Density in type, but with shiny red and green leaves. Its tight core is sweet and crunchy. It can be planted from March until August and will mature in about 10 weeks. Suitable...

Lactuca sativa 'Pandero'

Lettuce (Romaine / Cos) 'Pandero'

Little Gem is a byword for flavour in lettuces, and Pandero is just like a red leaved form of it. The flavour is sweet and crunchy, and the leaves have an attractive tricolour look in the salad bowl. It is well suited to early sowings.

Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island'

Lettuce (Romaine) 'Parris Island'

The gourmet favorite and Caesar salad green. Long leaves form upright, tallish heads packed with tender, deep green leaves with distinctive crisp white midrib. Delicious! Seems to take warm weather well, and some believe more nutritious than...

Lactuca sativa 'Romaine delle 7 Lune'

Lettuce (Romaine) 'delle 7 Lune'

A gourmet romaine lettuce developed for its fine flavour. Stores well and does not get bitter fast. Cut leaves early in the day to add to your favourite salad or sandwich.