Lettuce Buttercrunch Seeds – Heirloom Butterhead Favorite
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-9604-LET-DT
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (in Canada)
- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Lettuce Buttercrunch (Lactuca sativa) is an iconic 1963 All-America Selections winner developed at Cornell University, widely considered the premier standard for butterhead lettuces. It forms compact, beautifully rosette-shaped heads featuring smooth, thick, dark-green outer leaves wrapping around a tender, creamy-yellow blanched heart. Famous for its silky, melt-in-your-mouth texture and rich, sweet, buttery flavor with zero bitterness, Buttercrunch is notably more heat-tolerant and bolt-resistant than traditional butterheads. An essential, top-tier choice for fresh gourmet salads, wraps, and summer garden beds.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Lettuce Buttercrunch (Lactuca sativa)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Cool-Season Leafy Vegetable (Annual)
- Color: Deep emerald-green outer foliage with a succulent, pale creamy-yellow interior heart
- Plant Characteristics: Compact rosette-shaped head (6–8 inches tall), thick smooth leaves, buttery tender texture, sweet non-bitter flavor
- Suitable Space: Vegetable garden beds, raised plots, intensive succession rows, patio containers, cold frames
- Season: Cool to Warm Season (Spring, Summer & Autumn)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late April to May as soon as soil can be worked; continue succession sowings every 2–3 weeks through early August for a continuous spring, summer,
- autumn harvest.: autumn harvest.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade (thrives with light afternoon shade during peak summer heat)
- Watering Needs: Moderate (requires steady, even soil moisture for prime leaf tenderness)
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