Bohemic Lettuce

Deer's tongue lettuce. Solid green, triangular leaves form an attractive rosette. Small to medium-sized plants 6-7" tall, 9-11" wide at market maturity. Largest leaves 6-7" long, 3.5-4.5" wide. Good flavor and texture. Tender leaves with a crisp midrib. Slightly sweet, slightly bitter. Average time to bolting when grown at Heritage Farm in 2013. Black seeds. Donated to SSE in the 1990s by Mrs. Votroubek who called it Bohemic lettuce since her family nationality is Bohemian. SSE Accession # 112308