Description

Lettuce Ballon
Lactuca sativa L. var longifolia

Delicious romaine lettuce with large elongated green leaves. Can become very large. Heat and bolting tolerant. Harvest the leaves as needed, or cut to 3 cm from the ground, it will grow back. Old French variety also known as Romaine de Bougival.

Full sun, part shade. Well drained soil. Direct sowing from 6 weeks before last frost date. 6 mm deep. 30 cm between plants.

Germination: 96% in December 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.