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Northern Queen Lettuce Seed
Northern Queen Lettuce Seed (44 days)
Sustainably Grown 1/4 gram
Planted this year in the Queen of England's Palace Garden and on the White House lawn, this lettuce variety has been enjoyed for over 50 years now. Slowfood lists it as extremely rare and endangered. We are happy to have it available to you this year in VERY limited quantities.
Gardenorganic.org.uk/ says...
"The donor found these seeds amongst her father’s gardening clutter. Further investigation revealed the variety was originally sold by Finney’s, a Northumberland firm with nurseries in Newcastle. Finney¹s closed in the 1950s, at which time Northern Queen was the main outdoor variety, popular with both amateur and commercial growers. A large butterhead variety with soft, mild flavored leaves."
California Grown Seed
Northern Queen performed very well here. It was a favorite amongst dinner guest for its sweet, crunchy flavor. Was very slow to bolt. In fact, this made it a challenge for collecting seed since it was the last to go to seed. Exactly what you would want a lettuce to do!