Indescribably Sweet and Buttery-delicious!
Organic Lettuce Rouge d'Hiver
The green leaves become tinged with bronze and then red as the weather grows colder.
This French heirloom dates from the 1880s.
60 days. Synonym: Cimmaron. An essential romaine for any serious salad lover, this French heirloom is buttery-sweet and tender, with a flavor that no modern hybrid can equal. Easy to grow, it is best as a fall crop (when its leaves turn bronze and red-tipped in the chilly air), but is also useful in spring and can even be continued through summer in cooler climates. Consider it a "must have" for the vegetable garden.
These heads range from 8 to 12 inches high and about 4 to 5 inches wide, upright and tightly packed with delicious green leaves. Frost tints the tips of the leaves bronze and then red, only improving their plate appeal! Cut the leaves as you need them or harvest the entire head -- Rouge d'Hiver (the name means Red of Winter) is a robust garden performer!
Like all lettuce, this semi-cos prefers rich, loamy to sandy soil and full sun to partial shade in hot afternoons. Our seed is Certified Organic, boasting the authentic heirloom flavor and vigor, and we are delighted to make it available to you this season. Pkt is 1/32 oz.
| Genus | Lactuca |
| Species | sativa |
| Variety | Rouge d'Hiver |
| Days To Maturity | 60 |
| Habit | Upright |
| Plant Height | 8 in - 12 in |
| Plant Width | 4 in - 5 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Cool Season, Edible, Heirloom, Variegated |
| Foliage Color | Bronze, Medium Green, Red, Variegated |
| Harvest Season | Early Fall, Fall, Late Spring, Mid Fall, Mid Spring, Spring |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun, Part Shade |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Resistance | Cold Hardy |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Sandy |
| Uses | Beds, Containers, Cuisine, Outdoor |
