Epiphytic or lithophytic orchid with leathery, lance-shaped, 6 inch leaves, and oblong pseudobulbs. 2 to 5 flowers appear on 24 inch racemes in winter. Grow epiphytically on bark slabs. Requires moisture and shade in summer, full light and less water […]
Lactuca sativa ( Wild Lettuce )
Annual or bienniel weed which grows tall with alternating, hairless, bitter-tasting leaves that are edged by small teeth. Produces a rosette of leaves in its first season, then bolts into heavy bloom and seed reproduction. Yellow flowers appear at the […]
Lactuca sativa ( White Summer Lettuce )
‘White Summer’, a white-seeded heirloom variety also known as ‘Hubbard’s Market’, ‘All-Year-Round’, and ‘Top Notch’, is a butterhead or cabbaging lettuce with dark green, crinkled leaves whose edges are straight. This is an excellent variety to grow farther North. In […]
Lactuca sativa ( White Paris Cos Lettuce )
‘White Paris Cos’ is an early spring heirloom. This is probably the most common romaine type grown in the U.S. The plants have narrow, light green leaves with blunt ends which grow upward. A well-formed head can weigh up to […]
Lactuca sativa ( Valmaine Lettuce )
‘Valmaine’ is a Romaine/Cos lettuce that is generally ready for harvest 80 days after sowing. These plants grow into dark green, heat tolerant rosettes. Flavorful cultivar. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. Sow seeds […]
Lactuca sativa ( Top Notch Lettuce )
‘Top Notch’, a white-seeded heirloom variety also known as ‘Hubbard’s Market’, ‘All-Year-Round’, and ‘White Summer’, is a butterhead or cabbaging lettuce with dark green, crinkled leaves whose edges are straight. This is an excellent variety to grow farther North. In […]
Lactuca sativa ( Tom Thumb Lettuce )
‘Tom Thumb’ is small but large-hearted. Start from seed 4 to 6 weeks before average last frost date. Sow seeds 1/4 inch deep in wide rows and thin to 8 to 12 inches apart. Thinned seedlings can be replanted. Keep […]
Lactuca sativa ( Tate’s Forcing White Lettuce )
‘Tate’s Forcing White’, also known as ‘Big Boston’, ‘Trocadero’, and ‘Giant White Forcing’ is a white-seeded heirloom variety introduced in America in the late 1800’s. The lettuce produces medium-large heads, globular in shape. The leaves are light green with brown […]
Lactuca sativa ( Sutton’s Matchless Lettuce )
‘Sutton’s Matchless’, also known as ‘Salamander’, ‘Black-Seeded Tennisball’, ‘Eclipse’, and ‘Tender and True’, is an heirloom variety which was one of the most popular lettuces of the 19th century. This is a dark green lettuce which is often forced rather […]
Lactuca sativa ( Summertime Lettuce )
‘Summertime’ is a crisphead lettuce, generally ready for harvest 60 days after sowing. It has medium-sized heads with unusually good heat tolerance. Deep-green wrapper leaves are frilled and provide good sun and frost protection to the heads. Start from seed […]