Merveille des Quatre Saisons

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Merveille des Quatre Saisons
Type butterhead
Leaf color red
Variety type heirloom, historic, open-pollinated
Country France
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Merveille des Quatre Saisons. 2014-06-17.

B.C KO T

Very large butterhead lettuce. Tender magenta-colored leaves will turn yellow-green inside the head where they are self-blanched. Excellent flavor and striking beauty. Beige seeds.

Seed source:

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds 10

Year grown: 2014

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


History

  • A very old, pre-1885, French heirloom.
  • The name means 'Wonder of Four Seasons' in French, and it probably refers to this lettuce ability to withstand large ranges of temperatures, both hot and cold.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Emma Gerard of Breil Sur Roya, France (FRAN GE E) and Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A).



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Seed Availability

Year Commercial Vendors Seed Savers Yearbook (Member listings) Seeds of Diversity (Member listings)
2015 . .
2014 Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new
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2013 Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Victory Seed Company
1 .
2012 2 0
2011 0 0
2010 1 .
2009 2 .
2008 . .

Facts about Merveille des Quatre SaisonsRDF feed
CountryFrance +
DescriptionVery large butterhead lettuce. Tender magenta-colored leaves will turn yellow-green inside the head where they are self-blanched. Excellent flavor and striking beauty. Beige seeds.
History* A very old, pre-1885, French heirloom.
  • * A very old, pre-1885, French heirloom.
  • The name means 'Wonder of Four Seasons' in French, and it probably refers to this lettuce ability to withstand large ranges of temperatures, both hot and cold.
  • First offered in the Seed Savers 2009 Yearbook by Emma Gerard of Breil Sur Roya, France (FRAN GE E) and Amy Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A). Goldman of Rhinebeck, New York (NY GO A).
Leaf colorred +
Lettuce typebutterhead +
Member codeB.C KO T +
Seed sourceBaker Creek Heirloom Seeds 10
Variety typeheirloom +, historic + and open-pollinated +
VendorBaker Creek Heirloom Seeds + and Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds +
Year grown2014 +
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