Parris Island Organic Lettuce seeds grow long, spoon-shaped leaves that fold into upright, eight-to-nine-inch-tall loose heads. A romaine lettuce variety that is very crisp, tender, and more nutritious than iceberg head lettuce. This cool-weather vegetable withstands warm weather better than most other lettuce types.
Crunchy, sweet leaves, buttery-green heart, and vigorous growth are a few ways to describe 'Parris Island Cos' romaine. Developed by the USDA and Clemson University around 1950, this nutritional, 10"-12", upright lettuce. Ideal for lettuce wraps. Plants resist tipburn and are mosaic virus tolerant.