Grandpa Admire's
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Grandpa Admire's | |
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Type | butterhead |
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Variety type | family heirloom, open-pollinated |
Country | USA |
B.C KO T
- Butterhead lettuce with bronze-tinged leaves and large, loose heads. Very good heat tolerance, slower to bolt than most of the other lettuce varieties. Gray seed.
Seed source:
Year grown: 2015
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- A family heirloom from the USA, from Mrs. Chloe Lowry's family. It is named after her grandfather, George Admire, who was a Civil War veteran.
- In 1977, 90-year-old Chloe Lowry gave this family heirloom to Seed Savers Exchange.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Admire's. 2015-05-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Admire's. 2015-05-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Admire's. 2015-05-21.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Admire's. 2015-05-25.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Grandpa Admire's. 2015-05-25.
Seed Availability
Year | Commercial Vendors | Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) | Seeds of Diversity (Member listings) |
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2015 | . | . | |
2014 | . | . | |
2013 | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Seed Savers Exchange |
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2008 | . | . |