For example, Red Sails is an All-America Selection winner with red leaves. Rouge Salad Bowl is another variety with red leaves. Sierra lettuce leaves are green with a red blush. Aquarius is a butterhead lettuce. Buttercrunch is a favorite butterhead lettuce.
Romaine lettuce is popular in markets and has become one of the favorite lettuces for salads.
This tall, upright-lettuce can grow 8 to 19 inches tall. This lettuce is also referred to as Cos types. Paris Island Cos is a good variety to plant. It is fast maturing and slow to bolt. The most available lettuce seed is a crisphead lettuce cultivar called Iceberg.