Everwilde Farms - 1 oz Organic Parris Island Cos Romaine Lettuce Seeds - Gold Vault Bulk Seed Packet

Parris Island Cos is crisp, flavorful, and has the highest nutritional value of our lettuce varieties! Upright plants form 10" neatly folded heads of lettuce with dark green leaves and a creamy white heart. It has good uniformity with good resistance to tip burn, mosaic virus, and bolting. It is named after Parris Island in South Carolina. Parris Island Cos, a Romaine type heirloom lettuce named for an island off the cost of South Carolina, was introduced 1952. Wild lettuce, however, from which modern lettuce is derived, originated in Asia Minor. The ancient historian Herodotus records its presence on the tables of 6th century Persian kings, and throughout the following centuries it became a popular crop all over Europe. Columbus brought it with him to the New World, starting its spread over the North American continent. Without a doubt, lettuce now holds a place in nearly every garden on the globe.