Flashy Lettuce

Flashy Lettuce

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Flashy Lettuce
  • Flashy Lettuce
Flashy Lettuce

Flashy Lettuce

An heirloom romaine from Austria named for its appearance (not taste!), enjoy the tender, sweet leaves in salads.

$4.99
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Perfect for...

romaine lovers

Yield

Bountiful

Care Level

Beginner

First Harvest

1-2 Months

Care and Harvest

🌡️ Temperature: Lettuce prefers cooler temperatures (60-70°F), and if placed in higher temperatures, it will turn bitter and bolt.

✂️ Pruning: Check the roots monthly and trim any that are brown or extending past the yPod. To delay bolting, cut yellow-flowering stems as they appear.

🔎 Plant health: Aphids are a common pest, but you can use our prevention and treatment tricks to keep pests at bay!

🌱Harvesting: For ongoing harvest, snip the outer leaves just above the base of the plant once they reach 4 inches tall to let the inner leaves continue to grow. Leave 1/3 of the plant if you want it to keep growing. To harvest the full head, wait until it reaches maturity, then harvest from the base.
Taste and Use

Use this unique lettuce as a replacement for typical romaine and as a base green in salads for a gourmet experience.
Origin

Native to Europe, this heirloom romaine was bred in Austria and called “Forellenschluss”. Don’t worry, it doesn’t taste like fish! It is a heavily prized variety of romaine that is more tender and buttery than most Cos species, and it gets its name from the trout speckled pattern on its leaves.