• Lettuce plant growing in soil

Lettuce

Avon Defiance

Our donor sent original Sutton's seed of this butterhead variety when they found it was no longer available commercially. Sutton's Catalogue (1977) states, “A mildew resistant type bred by the National Vegetable Research Station. Specially recommended for June to early August sowing.”
  • Number of seeds
    50

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