Description

Lettuce Jester
Lactuca sativa

A batavia lettuce with amazing colors, green speckled with red. Crunchy and tasty. Do not form heads. A selection by Frank Morton. Resulting from a cross between Ice Queen (Batavia), Merlot (Frisée) and Flashy Troutback (Romaine).

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

Germination: 98% in November 2025
Ecological seeds produced at Catherine’s Ornamental Garden.