Merlot Lettuce

Seed Count: Approx. 500 seeds Days to Maturity: 50 Days Description: Merlot lettuce is a loose-leaf type lettuce with intense burgundy colored leaves, and a bright green center.  The upright leaves are crisp, wavy, frilly, and waxy.  The leaves have a brilliant sparkle, and are my go to variety to plant in my front yard garden for its ornamental qualities.  It is supple, and smooth in texture, and earthy in flavor, leaving you with the most amazing mouth feel.  This lettuce is one of my favorites to grow outside in Florida, because it is extremely slow to bolt, however, that makes collecting seeds from it quite difficult because mine never bolted, even in my hot zone 10b.  If that wasn't great enough, it has amazing cold tolerance as well.  The more sun it's exposed to, the more intense its burgundy color gets.  It's quite possibly one of the darkest red leaf lettuces available.  Merlot is the perfect variety for cut and come again lettuce, and a great colorful addition to any salad.