LETTUCE Seeds, Red Salad Bowl

Red Salad Bowl Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Red Salad Bowl') is an heirloom, open-pollinated oak-leaf lettuce with deeply lobed, bronze-red, frilly leaves. Beautiful and bolt-resistant, it forms loose rosettes ideal for cut-and-come-again harvests.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Lactuca sativa 'Red Salad Bowl'
• Type: Heirloom, open-pollinated loose-leaf lettuce
• Mature height: 8 to 10 inches
• Sun: Partial shade to full sun
• Soil: Fertile, well-drained, organic-rich
• Spacing: 6 to 10 inches; sow shallow

Best for

• Colorful mixed salads
• Cut-and-come-again leaves
• Garnishes and sandwiches
• Containers and edible borders

How to grow

Sow shallowly in fertile, well-drained soil, spacing plants 6 to 10 inches apart. Keep the soil consistently moist to prevent bitterness. Provide afternoon shade in warm weather. Pick outer leaves as needed for a long harvest. Slow to bolt, it holds color and flavor well.

Flavor profile

Mild and sweet with tender, frilly leaves and a striking bronze-red color that brightens any salad.

About 99Heirlooms

99Heirlooms is a seed company devoted to heirloom and open-pollinated varieties, giving home gardeners dependable seeds with the character and heritage of generations past.

Sold by 99Heirlooms.com, based in Saint Paul, Minnesota.