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Corn Salad Historical Vegetable Seeds | Cold Tolerant Old-World Medieval Green | Valerienella locusta

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Known today as mâche or lamb’s lettuce, corn salad is an exceptionally cold-hardy green that early botanists originally grouped alongside lettuces under the Latin name Lactuca agnina. In medieval and Tudor England, it was a familiar sight growing wild in cultivated ground and grain fields, where it was gathered as a source of fresh sustenance even throughout the colder months. The renowned English botanist John Gerard referred to the plant as “Loblollie,” praising it as an excellent winter salad herb. He also provided a fascinating glimpse into its agricultural history, documenting how the arrival of Dutch and French immigrants helped transition this humble, wild-foraged field plant into deliberate garden cultivation across England.

Producing a low-growing, compact rosette of tender, spoon-shaped leaves, this Dutch Broad Leaved variety is prized for its larger foliage and cold tolerance. It thrives in the crisp temperatures of early spring and late fall, often surviving under mild snow cover to provide a fresh harvest when the rest of the garden lies dormant. The edible leaves offer a delicate, slightly nutty flavor and a melt-in-the-mouth texture to winter salads or lightly tossed with a simple vinaigrette. Asking very little of the soil, it serves as a highly rewarding, low-maintenance staple for the cool-season vegetable plot.

Each packet contains 200 open-pollinated, non-GMO Dutch Broad Leaved Valerienella locusta seeds. Whether you’re cultivating a period-inspired garden, a cottage plot, or simply seeking a unique, flavorful green with deep roots in history, these corn salad seeds will reward you with beautiful harvests season after season.

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