Parris Island Cos Seeds

Paris Island lettuce is a distinguished heirloom romaine variety admired for its crisp texture, refreshing flavor, and beautiful upright growth habit. Its deep green outer leaves surround tender pale green hearts, creating a striking contrast that is both visually appealing and deliciously satisfying.

The leaves offer a perfect balance of tenderness and crunch with a clean fresh flavor that makes this variety ideal for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and fresh garden harvests. Each upright head develops sturdy richly colored leaves with delicate scalloped edges that stand out beautifully in both garden beds and containers.

Paris Island lettuce is highly adaptable and easy to grow, thriving in both cool and moderately warm conditions. This resilient variety performs exceptionally well in fertile well-drained soil with consistent moisture and full sunlight. Its dependable growth habit and excellent tolerance to varying climates make it a favorite among home gardeners and market growers alike.

Reliable, productive, and wonderfully crisp, Paris Island lettuce remains one of the finest heirloom romaine varieties for fresh salads and continuous garden harvests.

Paris Island Lettuce Seed Details

• Quantity: 500 Seeds
• Plant Type: Heirloom Romaine Lettuce
• Leaf Color: Deep Green with Pale Inner Hearts
• Flavor: Crisp, Mild, Fresh
• Seed Planting Depth: 1/8 Inch
• Germination Temperature: 40-65°F
• Days to Germination: 2-14 Days
• Row Spacing: 12 Inches
• Plant Spacing: 8 Inches
• 100' Row Yield: 80 Pounds
• Sun Requirements: Full Sun
• Harvest Time: Approximately 68 Days
• Ideal Uses: Salads, Sandwiches, Wraps, Fresh Eating
• Special Features: Upright Growth, Crisp Texture, Adaptable Variety

How to Save Seeds

Lettuce is primarily self-pollinating, so different varieties can generally be grown approximately 50 feet apart while maintaining seed purity.

For seed saving, lettuce plants should be established and about 2 inches tall before cold weather arrives. Plants may be heavily mulched through winter and allowed to continue growing the following season.

Once plants bolt, the leaves become bitter and inedible as tall flowering stalks begin forming. The plants will send up stalks reaching 4 to 5 feet tall followed by flowers that continue blooming over several weeks.

As feathery seed heads begin developing, collect mature seeds by gently shaking them into a paper bag. Allow seeds to dry thoroughly before storing in a cool dry location.