50% OFF! Hot items selling fast—Grab them before they're gone!
Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa
Days to Maturity: 21 68 days
Family: Asteraceae
Native: Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual
Plant Dimensions: 1012 tall, 810 wide
Variety Information: Upright growth with medium green, slightly savoyed (crinkled) leaves, crisp ribs, and buttery-green heart. Parris Island Cos is a romaine-type lettuce developed around 1950 by Clemson University, and named after Parris Island in South Carolina.
4 grams (~2,660 seeds)
Crunchy, sweet leaves, buttery-green heart, and vigorous growth are a few ways to describe ‘Parris Island Cos’ romaine. Developed by the USDA and Clemson University around 1950, this nutritional, 10″-12″, upright lettuce will soon be a favorite in your garden and your kitchen, full grown or as a baby green in as little as 21 days. Ideal for lettuce wraps. Plants resist tipburn and are mosaic virus tolerant.