Forellenschluss

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Forellenschluss
Type	romaine
Leaf color	green, speckled
Variety type	heirloom
Country	Australia

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Forellenschluss. 2009-06-06

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Forellenschluss. 2009-06-06

Jeff Fleming (MI FL J). Forellenschluss seedlings 2008

B.C KO T

Romaine lettuce with delicate green leaves flecked with wine-red splotches. Texture and flavor of butterhead lettuce.

Seed source:

MI FL J 07 (Jeff Fleming, Augusta, Michigan)

Year grown: 2009

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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MI FL J

Attractive, delicate medium green leaves in a loose upright rosette, leaves splashed with maroon spots, nice sweet flavor and very pretty. Cold tolerant, does well in early spring, and also does reasonably well into early summer. Light gray seed.

Available from numerous commercial sources, a few of these noted below.

Source

Karen Kennedy of Annapolis, California

Year 1998, 2002, 2008

Location Augusta, Michigan

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History

• Austrian heirloom introduced in U.S. by Seed Savers Exchange who obtained variety from Arche Noah, an Austrian seed preservation group.
• Name means “speckled like a trout’s back”.

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Also known as

• Freckles
• Trout Back or Flashy Trout's Back
• Forellenschuss (spelling used by Seed Savers Exchange )

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See also

• Forellenschluss, Bunte (vended by Seed Savers Exchange )

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Seed Availability

Year	Commercial Vendors	Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings)	Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015		.	.
2014		.	.
2013	{{Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Cook's Garden Johnny's Selected Seeds John Scheepers Kitchen Garden Seeds Seed Savers Exchange Southern Exposure Seed Exchange Territorial Seed Company }}	.	.
2012		.	.
2011		.	.
2010	{{Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Cook's Garden Fedco Seeds Seed Savers Exchange Southern Exposure Seed Exchange }}	.	.
2009		4	.
2008		.	.