We first noticed this compact little “Lollo-type” leaf lettuce within the somewhat variable curls of our original ‘Merlot’ stock seed. The leaves are very dark purple, small and round with the characteristic hyper-crisped frilly margins of the finest Lollo lettuces, but it seems impervious to downy mildew. 125 years ago, these supercurled types were referred to in Europe as “California curled lettuce.” I think of them as Italian lettuces. Identities lost and found. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety.

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