Butterhead
Sort by:
15 products
15 products
Rex lettuce must be one of the most popular butterhead lettuces in production today. It is a thick-leaved summer type but often used year round. Excellent quality, slow-bolting and very strong against tip burn, with a nice, clean and well-closed base, its leaves are not brittle and it is easy to cut. Resistant to Bremia BL 1-12, 17, 18, 22.
Pelleted Seed
Lettuce seed from this supplier is untreated as standard.
Overview
Frank F1 is a compact, well-filled greenhouse butterhead lettuce with strong resistance to disease, tipburn, and bolting. A long-day, medium green variety, Frank is ideal for spring, summer, and autumn production in both soil and hydroponic systems — and a reliable alternative to Rex and Charles.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead (Bibb)
- Head: Compact, well-filled
- Color: Medium green
- Day length: Long-day variety
- Seasons: Spring, summer, autumn
- Tipburn resistance: Strong
- Bolting resistance: Strong
- Production systems: Soil and hydroponic
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000 and 50,000+ seed packs
Also consider Rex F1 and Charles F1 butterhead varieties.
Overview
Flandria F1 is a standard glasshouse butterhead lettuce for spring-to-autumn production. Slow-bolting and strong against tipburn, it forms a well-closed base and is well-suited to high-density greenhouse growing — reaching maturity faster than field varieties at higher plant populations.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead (Bibb)
- Seasons: Spring, summer, autumn
- Bolting resistance: Slow bolting
- Tipburn resistance: Strong
- Base: Well-closed — clean presentation
- Production system: Glasshouse; smaller frame supports higher plant populations vs. field varieties
Disease Resistance
- HR: Bremia Bl:1–17, 21, 23
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000, 25,000, 50,000 and 100,000+ seed packs
Also consider Frank F1, Rex F1, and Charles F1 butterhead varieties.
Overview
Fairly F1 is a fast-growing greenhouse butterhead lettuce bred for the long-day season. It produces large, well-weighted heads with a closed flat base — making it easy to clean at harvest — and features fine ribs and a fresh medium-green color. Unlike field varieties, Fairly's smaller frame supports higher plant populations and faster time to maturity in greenhouse environments.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead (Bibb)
- Frame: Large, fine-ribbed
- Color: Fresh medium green
- Base: Closed, flat — easy to clean at harvest
- Growth rate: Fast growing
- Day length: Long-day variety
- Production system: Unheated greenhouse
Disease Resistance
- HR: Bremia Bl:16–33EU / 1–8US / Nr:0
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 50,000 and 100,000+ seed packs
Also consider Frank F1 and Charles F1 butterhead varieties.
Note: Alexandria F1 is being discontinued. Alternative: Cecilia F1.
Overview
Alexandria F1 is a summer butterhead lettuce for indoor cultivation with good size, strong tipburn and bolting resistance, and easy cutting. Suitable for NFT, soil-grown, and floating production systems, Alexandria is a reliable long-day variety for greenhouse growers.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead
- Day length: Long-day variety
- Tipburn resistance: Very strong
- Bolting resistance: Very strong
- Harvest: Very easy to cut
- Production systems: NFT, soil, floating
- Plant frame: Smaller — supports higher plant populations vs. field varieties
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000 and 25,000 seed packs
Overview
Casey F1 is a fresh, medium-green butterhead lettuce bred for indoor long-day production. Medium-fast to maturity, Casey yields jumbo-sized heads with excellent weight, a flat clean closed base, and a full disease resistance package. Strong roots and good heat tolerance make it a particularly strong choice for summer greenhouse production.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead / Hydroponic Green Butterhead
- Color: Fresh medium green
- Head size: Jumbo — excellent weight
- Base: Flat, clean, closed
- Maturity: Medium-fast
- Day length: Long-day variety
- Heat tolerance: Good — strong summer performer
- Root system: Strong
- Production systems: Heated greenhouse, hydroponic
Disease Resistance
- HR: Bremia Bl-EU:16–37 / Bl-US:1–9 / Nr:0 / Pb
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000, 10,000, 25,000, 50,000 and 100,000+ seed packs
Also consider Frank F1 and Charles F1 butterhead varieties.
Overview
Charles F1 is a large-framed, long-day butterhead lettuce for late spring, summer, and early fall cultivation. Widely adapted and an excellent choice for greenhouse production, Charles is a medium-sized, thick-leaved variety with attractive color, slow bolting, and strong tipburn resistance — performing well across many locations and growing methods.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead
- Frame: Large
- Leaf thickness: Medium, thick
- Color: Attractive
- Day length: Long-day variety
- Bolting: Slow bolting
- Tipburn resistance: Strong
- Seasons: Late spring, summer, early fall
- Production systems: Greenhouse, widely adaptable
- Plant frame: Smaller than field varieties — supports higher plant populations
Disease Resistance
- HR: Bremia Bl:1, 3–10, 14–22
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000, 5,000, 25,000 and 50,000 seed packs
Also consider Frank F1 and Cecilia F1 butterhead alternatives.
To be discontinued — alternative is GILMORE
Skyphos F1 is a large-size red butterhead with ruby color halfway down the leaf and brilliant green color contrast towards the core. Great texture, slow bolting, and very attractive appearance — suitable for both processor and carton markets.
- Color: Ruby red outer leaves, bright green core
- Size: Large
- Bolting: Slow
- Use: Processor and carton markets
- HR: Bl:1-26 / Nr:0
- IR: LMV
Pelleted Seed
Lettuce seed from this supplier is untreated as standard.
Overview
Natalia F1 is a large butterhead lettuce with medium-thick leaves in a blonde to mid-green color. Strong against tipburn and bolting with a clean, well-shaped base, Natalia is a reliable choice for greenhouse butterhead production.
Key Performance Characteristics
- Type: Butterhead
- Frame: Large
- Leaf thickness: Medium thick
- Color: Blonde to mid-green
- Base: Clean, well-shaped
- Tipburn resistance: Strong
- Bolting resistance: Strong
Disease Resistance
- HR: Bremia Bl:1–26 / Pb
Seed Specifications
- Seed treatment: Pelleted, untreated as standard
- Packaging: Available in 100, 250, 1,000 and 5,000 seed packs
Also consider Rex F1, Frank F1, and Fairly F1 butterhead varieties.
Variety to be phased out.
Alternatives from Enza: CASEY and FAIRLY
Alternatives from BASF: FRANK or CHARLES
Espirando has proved itself as the large-framed standard. Strong against tip burn and yellow leaf edges, and easy to trim.
- Type: Butterhead, Long Day
- Size: Medium to large
- Color: Green
- Growing method: Greenhouse
- HR: Bl:16-26, 28-35EU / Nr:0
