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Lettuce – Freckles

$6.00

Lettuce in general: an ANNUAL/BIENNIAL growing to 90cm.
Prefers moist well-drained soil in semi-shade of full sun position.
Mainly cultivated for the edible leaves which are commonly used in salads and sandwiches.
Freckles is a green loose-leaf Romaine splashed with maroon freckles has a sweet tender flavour and is a showy Austrian heirloom variety.

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Description

Leaves are eaten raw or cooked, and has a slightly sweet flavour with a crisp texture
Medicinal actions of lettuce include it being anaphrodisiac, antispasmodic, expectorant, parasiticide and sedative.
The white sap is taken internally to treat insomnia, anxiety, neuroses, hyperactivity in children, dry coughs, whooping cough and rheumatic pain, but should only be administered under the supervision of a skilled medical professional in therapeutic doses. The sap has also been applied externally in the treatment of warts.

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Latin Name

(Lactuca sativa 'Freckles')