Italienischer Leaf Lettuce

55 days — The vigorous growing plants of 'Italienischer' reach up to eighteen inches in height, are upright, and sturdy. The vibrant green leaves are interestingly shaped, almost like dandelion leaves. Their flavor is sweet, crisp, and remains that way long after other varieties have grown bitter with maturity. It can be sown in the spring or fall in most areas, and is a "cut and come again" type of lettuce.

This is another variety whose history is a bit elusive. For lack of documentary evidence, a lot of seed merchants have created seemingly false narratives based solely on its name. The only thing that we have been able to document to date is that 'Italienischer', which simply means "Italian" in German, began appearing for sale in North America in the early 2000s. Each packet contains one gram, which is approximately 500 to 600 seeds.