Climax

A large, attractive crisphead lettuce. Leaves are solid green, broad and highly undulating and toothed at the margins. Heads are mostly solid and well-developed but slightly variable. Excellent texture, crisp and juicy, mild flavor. Plants reached 8-10" tall and 17-20" wide in 2016 planting at Heritage Farm. Plants were not able to bolt but instead rotted away. Seems to resist tipburn. Black seeds. Acquired by SSE circa 2000 from Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH. This variety was originally developed by the USDA at Beltsville, MD and was released in 1958. SSE Accession # 107047