Batavia Lettuce Blonde de Paris

A classic French Batavia lettuce, Blonde de Paris has been grown for generations for its reliability, crisp texture and gently sweet flavour. With its pale blonde-green leaves and softly crinkled heart, it is equally at home in the potager or on the plate.

Well suited to traditional kitchen gardens, this variety copes better than many lettuces with variable weather and is slower to bolt in warm conditions.

Key characteristics

• Heritage French Batavia lettuce

• Attractive pale blonde-green, lightly blistered leaves

• Crisp texture with a mild, slightly sweet flavour

• Forms a loose but generous heart

• Slow to bolt compared to many butterhead types

• Each packet contains approx 200 seeds

Growing information

• Suitable for spring, summer and early autumn sowing

• Sow little and often for a continuous harvest

• Can be grown in open ground or large containers

• Harvest young leaves as cut-and-come-again or allow heads to mature fully

In the kitchen

Excellent in mixed salads, Blonde de Paris holds its crunch well and pairs beautifully with simple vinaigrettes, herbs and early summer vegetables.