(50 days) A striking Australian heirloom lettuce that is a bright chartreuse colour with frilly leaves. A great colour addition to your salads, this large lettuce is slow to bolt. (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(45 days) Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in the 1870's, this variety quickly became almost legendary. This loose-leaf heirloom has large, green crinkled leaves and produces consistently through all kinds of growing conditions. Very flavourful. Slow-bolting; drought, heat and frost tolerant. (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(55 days) Delicious, silky-textured leaves are oak-leaf shaped, dark green with bronze tinting - absolutely beautiful. Slow to bolt. Mild-tasting

(47 days) A very old variety (pre-1885), and originally from Yugoslavia, this lettuce is beautiful - with long, twisted, savoyed leaves tinged purple-red. . Extremely cold-hardy.

NEW FOR 2010!! 55 days. All I can say is that someone was consorting with the wrong type of people, if this was the first name that popped into his (and, yes, I'm sure it was a "his") head on spying this lettuce. But it fits, in an odd way. The leaves of this Italian heirloom are beautiful-large, green with a pink-red edge, and so frilly that they are said to resemble a blowsy, frowsy head of hair. This delicious lettuce can be cut as a single head or used as a cut-and-come-again.

(55 days) This Austrian heirloom's name means "speckled like a trout's back", referring to its exquisitely beautiful patterning of maroon over lime green. Each plant has its own unique colouration. Very frost hardy and has won taste tests. (Approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(1860's) (60 days) . Named for a Civil War veteran, George Admire. His 90-year old granddaughter gave his lettuce seed to Seed Savers Exchange in 1977. Large, bronze-tinged leaves stay tender, even in extreme hot weather. Slow to bolt.

SORRY, SOLD OUT FOR 2010. (50-60 days) The green form of Deer Tongue lettuce, it forms loose heads of thick leaves that have a buttery texture. Like other butterheads, the entire heads can be picked when young for baby head production.

There are so many beautiful heirloom leaf lettuces that it's hard to choose which ones to try. We empathize. So, we've made it easier for you by putting together a selection of some of our prettiest & most colourful varieties. The mix includes: Black Seeded Simpson, Red Oak Leaf, Red Deer Tongue, Australian Yellowleaf & Cracoviensis. This selection is great for cut-and-come-again colourful salad mixes. (Note: varieties may change based on availability) (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

Grow a colourful variety of romaine lettuces - try our organic blend of Forellenschluss, Paris Island Cos and Rouge d'hiver. Great for market growers and for growing for fresh salads.(approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(60 days) A classic old French lettuce, described by the famous French seed company, Vilmorin, in 1885. This heirloom has a rosette of reddish-coloured leaves that deepen to a dark red in cool weather. (approx. 24,000 seeds per oz.)

We have enhanced our high quality mesclun mix to now include: Arugula, Russian Red Kale, Red Giant mustard green, Mizuna mustard green, Black-Seeded Simpson lettuce, Oak Leaf lettuce, Persian Cress and Collards. Substitutions may be made based on seed availability.

(40 - 55 days) An ancient French heirloom lettuce that was introduced by Vilmorin in 1771 and brought to England in 1827. Heat-and-cold tolerant, this lettuce is sweet and tender and can be harvested throughout the summer.The beautiful, oak-leaf shaped leaves are sharply-serrated and medium-green in colour.

(68 days) This is a classic romaine used in Caesar salads. An 1886 gardening book indicated that "millions of this variety are annually grown to supply the markets of London alone, where it is preferred to all others." Forming tall, slightly-ruffled heads of dark green leaves with a white heart, this lettuce has a crisp, sweet flavour and is slow to bolt. (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(55 days) A beautiful heirloom lettuce with reddish-pink, frilled leaves Quite stunning visually, with a nice, sweet flavour.

(60 - 65 days) Named for its triangular leaves, which are blushed with red, this heirloom was popular with pioneers for its hardiness - it's both cold-hardy and slow-to-bolt! (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)

(55 - 60 days) Beautiful, deep burgundy oak-leaf shaped leaves when mature. Grow in full sun for best colour. One of the best cold-weather varieties.

(60 - 65 days) A French heirloom, this variety is a small-headed, black-seeded gourmet lettuce, so-named because its spikes on the outer leaves resemble a crown. Cold-hardy lettuce whose leaves can be harvested after the heads. (approx. 24,000 seeds/oz)