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Jericho Romaine is an outstanding heat-tolerant romaine originally developed in Israel for desert growing conditions, producing tall, upright heads...

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Buttercrunch is one of the most beloved lettuce varieties ever developed — a compact butterhead with deeply green outer leaves that wrap loosely ar...

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A carefully curated mix of premium lettuce varieties delivering a beautiful, diverse array of leaf colors, shapes, and textures ideal for mesclun a...

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A classic French-inspired mesclun blend combining tender lettuces, arugula, endive, and other flavorful greens for a sophisticated, diverse salad m...

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One of the most beloved and widely grown heirloom lettuces — a loose-leaf variety with large, ruffled, bright green leaves and sweet, tender flavor...

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A compact, upright romaine-butterhead cross with densely packed, sweet, tender leaves and exceptional cold tolerance — one of the most reliable let...

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Peaceful Valley Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Iceberg Superior is the classic crisphead lettuce — forming large, dense, tightly packed heads with extraordinarily crisp, pale-green leaves and a ...

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A classic, versatile looseleaf lettuce producing large, deeply lobed, bright green leaves in a beautiful salad bowl form that looks as good on the ...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Homegrown Iceberg Lettuce is a revelation compared to store-bought — the tightly bound heads release fresh, crisp, clean flavors with a wonderful c...

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A reliable, disease-resistant salad mix featuring a carefully selected blend of lettuce varieties for extended bolt tolerance and diverse color and...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Bibb Butterhead Lettuce is the classic standard of the butterhead family — small, loosely formed heads of velvety, pale green leaves with a genuine...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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This heirloom butterhead lettuce comes from a peasant family in Marburg, Yugoslavia (now Slovenia) and was introduced by SESE in 1987. The red-ting...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Little Gem Butterhead Lettuce is the miniature romaine-butterhead cross that chefs reach for when they want a single-serving salad head with seriou...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Buttercrunch Lettuce is a perennial garden favorite — the velvety, pale green leaves are genuinely buttery in texture, mild and sweet in flavor, an...

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Parris Island Cos Romaine Lettuce is a beloved American classic introduced in 1952 and named for an island off the South Carolina coast — the crisp...

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A large-headed butterhead lettuce with substantial, thick-ribbed, medium-green leaves and a creamy, sweet, tender flavor profile. Excellent disease...

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An intensely pigmented red romaine lettuce with brilliant, glossy deep red outer leaves and a crisp, upright head with tender inner leaves. Develop...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A versatile, highly productive butterhead lettuce with soft, smooth, medium-green leaves and a gently sweet, mild flavor that makes it one of the m...

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A reliable, adaptable iceberg-type lettuce that performs where most iceberg varieties struggle — delivering firm, well-wrapped heads with crisp tex...

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Crisp Mint Lettuce is a staff-favorite romaine variety with an irresistible name — the upright, mint-green leaves are crisp, mild, and sweet with a...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Freckles Romaine Lettuce is a fun and distinctive heirloom with a cool pattern — the upright, pale green leaves are splashed with irregular red-bro...

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Tango Leaf Lettuce is a MiGardener staff favorite with a texture unlike any other lettuce — the leaves are covered in hundreds of delicate crinkles...

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Marvel of Four Seasons Lettuce is a beautiful butterhead-type variety with a stunning metallic color pattern that transitions from bright green at ...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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An upright, tall romaine lettuce producing tight, self-blanching heads with thick, crisp ribs and a satisfying crunch that holds up beautifully in ...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A loose, deeply frilled, oakleaf-type lettuce with brilliant red-bronze coloring and sweet, tender leaves that make it a quintessential salad bowl ...

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Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce is one of the most beloved and reliable loose-leaf lettuces in the American home garden — fast-growing, non-bitter, an...

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A striking, oakleaf-type looseleaf lettuce with deeply lobed, bronze-red to green leaves and outstanding bolt resistance. Pirat's vibrant color and...

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A full-sized summer crisp lettuce with glossy, medium-green, tightly balled heads and exceptional crunch and sweetness. Nevada's outstanding heat t...

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A striking, deeply pigmented red looseleaf lettuce with brilliant, intensely colored leaves and a sweet, tender flavor. Excellent bolt resistance e...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Slobolt Lettuce is a 1940s heat-tolerant variety developed specifically for southern growers who struggled to keep lettuce from bolting in warm wea...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A reliable variety for garden, market, and greenhouse use, Buttercrunch produces dark green leaves and compact heads with good bolt resistance. It ...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A refined butter-romaine type lettuce producing upright, well-formed heads with a pleasing combination of romaine crunch and butterhead tenderness....

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Hanson Improved Crisphead Lettuce is an old Maryland family heirloom with large, firm heads that are crunchier and more refreshing than standard ic...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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This OSSI-Pledged variety from Wild Garden Seeds offers an unmatched mix of over 60 different lettuce types, combining a wide range of colors, shap...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A stunning romaine-type lettuce with bright green leaves splashed in vivid red spots and freckles — as beautiful as it is delicious. Crisp, upright...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Cimmaron Lettuce is a stunning romaine variety with upright heads of rich ruby-red and deep purple leaves that are as beautiful on the plate as the...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A classic, looseleaf lettuce with deeply lobed, oak-leaf-shaped leaves in rich red-bronze tones and a tender, mild, sweet flavor. Excellent bolt re...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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This Dutch variety was judged the best Boston-type lettuce in the 1983 Rodale Research Center trials, with excellent heat and cold tolerance plus r...

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Frisée Endive is one of the most criminally underappreciated salad greens — its delicate, finely curled, pale yellow-green leaves have a pleasant, ...

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High Mowing Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A compact, nicely rounded Batavian-type lettuce with excellent heat tolerance and a satisfying crunch between romaine and iceberg. Slow to bolt in ...

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Peaceful Valley Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Little Gem is the mini-romaine that fine dining restaurants love — a compact, dense head about the size of a large fist with thick, crisp, deeply g...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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This versatile butterhead lettuce delivers excellent flavor across seasons, holding up longer in the heat than Slo-bolt or Buttercrunch while still...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Lolla Rossa Leaf Lettuce is a beautiful curly, deep burgundy-red variety with highly decorative, ruffled leaves and a mild, slightly nutty flavor t...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Grand Rapids Leaf Lettuce is a Michigan classic bred in the late 1800s and beloved ever since for its large, frilly, loosely formed heads with more...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Prizehead Leaf Lettuce produces gorgeous, lush heads with loose, curled outer leaves in striking shades of purple and bronze that gradually transit...

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MIgardener Fulfilled by Seedtime
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Bronze Mignonette Lettuce is a cold-hardy Siberian heirloom with distinctive oakleaf-style leaves in a beautiful green-bronze that holds up to free...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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This romaine variety is the sweetest lettuce we offer, with deep-red leaves that add striking color to salads. The slightly smaller heads are slow ...

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Southern Exposure Fulfilled by Seedtime
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A pre-1804 heirloom grown by Thomas Jefferson at Monticello, this Boston-type lettuce forms medium-sized heads with light green leaves that fade to...

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Lettuce Seeds for Planting: Crisp Heads, Loose Leaves, and Salad Mixes

Homegrown lettuce is one of the easiest ways to get a steady stream of fresh salad, and starting from seed opens up shapes, colors, and flavors you'll never see on a supermarket shelf. Our collection of lettuce seeds covers buttery heads, crunchy romaines, frilly loose-leaf types, and ready-made salad blends. Both organic and conventional options are available, and each listing notes which is which, so you can filter by organic status, heirloom type, and container-friendliness.

Lettuce Seed Varieties: Butterhead, Romaine, Loose-Leaf, and Mixes

Butterhead fans can choose from Buttercrunch, Bibb, Little Gem, Tom Thumb, Tennis Ball, and Yugoslavian Red Butterhead, all soft, sweet, and tender. For crisp, tall heads, Jericho, Parris Island Cos, Freckles, Cosmo, and Rouge d'Hiver are dependable romaines, while Iceberg and Hanson Improved offer classic crisphead crunch. If you like to pick leaf by leaf, loose-leaf varieties such as Black Seeded Simpson, Salad Bowl, Red Salad Bowl, Oakleaf, Red Sails, Lollo Rossa, and Deer Tongue keep producing as you harvest. Prefer variety in one packet? Mesclun Mix, Gourmet Lettuce Blend, Salad Bowl Mix, DMR Salad Blend, and Wild Garden Lettuce Mix give you a range of colors and textures. There are also specialty greens like frisée, escarole, and Claytonia (miner's lettuce) for salads with more bite.

Growing Lettuce from Seed: Cool Soil, Steady Sowing

Lettuce is a cool-season crop, and its seed is unusually tolerant of cold: it can germinate at soil temperatures as low as 35°F, while optimal germination happens between 70 and 75°F and hot soil can suppress sprouting. That's why spring and fall are the best planting windows, and it's also why timing is so important. Most listings in this collection show 31 to 60 days to maturity, so lettuce moves fast enough to sow every couple of weeks for continuous harvests. Keeping track of repeat sowings is exactly what the Seedtime garden planning software is built for, with a planting calendar that follows your frost dates and a layout planner that helps you tuck lettuce between slower crops as they grow.

Buy Lettuce Seeds with One Shipping Charge

When you buy lettuce seeds here, you can add seeds from multiple suppliers to the same order and pay one flat shipping charge, or qualify for free standard shipping on Seedtime-fulfilled orders of $49 or more to the lower 48 states. Paid Seedtime members get 20% off seed packets marked "Fulfilled by Seedtime" and 5% off everything else in the store. You can start planning for free, and if you want unlimited calendars and layouts along with those store discounts, compare Seedtime's plans to find the right fit. Whether you want a single lettuce seed packet or a lineup of heads, leaves, and mixes, it all ships together.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why does my lettuce turn bitter and shoot up a stalk?

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That's bolting, and heat is the main trigger. Several days above 85°F cause lettuce to form a seed stalk, and the leaves turn bitter as it does. Sowing in early spring and again in late summer, giving plants afternoon shade, and choosing slow-bolting varieties all help extend your harvest before it happens.

How do I harvest lettuce so it keeps growing?

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With loose-leaf types, pick the outer leaves and leave the center intact, and the plant will keep producing for weeks. For heading types like romaine and butterhead, cut the whole head at the base once it feels firm. Harvest in the morning when leaves are crisp and cool, and rinse and refrigerate soon after for the longest shelf life.

How much space does lettuce need, and can I grow it in containers?

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Lettuce is well suited to containers. A single head does well in a 6-inch pot, and in larger containers plants can be spaced on 10-inch centers. Loose-leaf and baby-leaf types can be sown more thickly and cut young, so even a windowsill box or a small raised bed can produce a steady supply of salad.