Lettuce Parris Island Cos | Garden Seeds and Plants

Lettuce Parris Island Cos

Hardy heirloom strain with sweet flavor and crisp texture.
Named after Parris Island, SC, this heirloom variety bred by the USDA and Clemson University was introduced in 1952. The sweet flavor and crisp texture have earned it a devoted following. Growing to about 10-12″ tall, the large heads have deep green leaves that turn to a creamy yellowish-white at the heart. Highly disease resistant.

Related Products

Lettuce Parris Island Cos

Best Sellers
- Cosmos, Double Take
  
  Cosmos, Double Take A spectacular show of flowers all summer long. The eyes have it. These joyously showy flowers, in bicolor pink with yellow eyes, massed Read More »
- Garden Party Oriental Lily
  
  Showy large flowers. A true carnival of color with flowers in deep yellow and the mid rib rising from the base and changing to red half Read More »
- Morning Glory, Candy Pink
  
  Morning Glory, Candy Pink The boldest morning glory we’ve ever seen. Sure to be the boldest morning glory ever to grace your fences and trellises this Read More »
- Real Glory Shasta Daisy
  
  Dazzling daisy with gorgeous color. Shasta daisies have earned their prized place in the perennial border. ‘Real Glory,’ a dazzling new daisy, makes a gorgeous impression, Read More »
- Impatiens, Salmon Splash
  
  Impatiens, Salmon Splash Exclusive, highly unusual color impatiens. A bewitching and highly unusual color in the land of impatiens. With orange salmon eye on a lighter Read More »
- Abraham Darby Rose
  
  Repeat bloomer with dazzling color and fragrance. A 1985 introduction that continues to dazzle with its fruity and fresh fragrance. Thickly doubled rose is very large Read More »
- Deutschland Astilbe Plant
  
  The bright white, feathery plumes of this outstanding variety sway above its red-tinged, glossy green foliage in late spring and early summer. Vigorous and carefree, it Read More »
- Chrysanthemum Sheffield Pink
  
  Prolific blooming apricot pink beauty. Gaining in popularity in this country, this great performer has long been a staple of European gardens. You’ll love this prolific Read More »
- Gomphrena, Fireworks
  
  Gomphrena, Fireworks Unlike any Globe Amaranth ever seen! Customer Favorite! This completely unique species is hands-down the best garden plant that we have seen in years Read More »
- Viola, Amber Kiss Seeds
  
  Viola, Amber Kiss Bold color and knock-out fragrance! Our hands-down favorite for bold color and knock-out fragrance! Flame orange petals are pierced with a whiskered bright Read More »
- Marigold, Key Lime
  
  Marigold, Key Lime Glowing blooms look wonderful in the garden and vase. Chromatic summer refreshment for the eyes. The parade of plump, lime-green blooms creates a Read More »
- Snapdragon, Cinderella Mixed Colors
  
  Snapdragon, Cinderella Mixed Colors Semidwarf plants produce erect main spikes that bloom early. This mix features cream, yellow, gold, salmon-pink, orange-scarlet and crimson shades. After main Read More »
- Excelsior Hybrid Foxglove
  
  Foxglove, Excelsior Hybrid Mix Nice mix of flower colors for early season bloom. Spikes of speckled, shapely blooms flower in shades of pink, rose, purple, cream, Read More »
- Vinca, Arizona Mix
  
  Vinca, Arizona Mix Widest color range. Vinca Arizona Mix has the widest color range of any vinca mix. A rainbow of all vinca colors including reds, Read More »
- Petunia, Blueberry Lime Jam Mix
  
  Petunia, Blueberry Lime Jam Mix Great mix for containers and tubs. Pretty. Easy. Here’s a new idea in the land of petunias. By combining different varieties Read More »

Disclosure: This site contains affiliate links to products. We may receive a commission for purchases made through these links.

FEATURES & FAVORITES
- Alpine Yellow Wonder Strawberry Plants
  
  Strawberry, Alpine Yellow Wonder; Small, yellow, flavorful alpine strawberry. Considered one of the best gourmet strawberries, Yellow Wonder has delightful aroma and fantastic flavor. Lacking the Read More »
- Bluegold Blueberry Plants
  
  Blueberry, Bluegold; Northern Highbush fruiting in mid-season. Compact plant habit is perfect for edible landscaping or use in large pots. Fall foliage and winter wood are Read More »
- Jubilee Blueberry Plants
  
  Blueberry, Jubilee; Southern Highbush that thrives under adverse conditions. Jubilee, a Southern Highbush developed in Mississippi, thrives well under adverse conditions – heavy soils, summer heat Read More »

NEW ITEMS
- Beet, Burpee’s Red Ball
  
  A superb all-purpose beet with sweet flavored, tender, dark red flesh. This is a classic Burpee bred variety with uniform roots 3″ in diameter and smooth, Read More »
- Cranberry Crush Hibiscus
  
  Hibiscus, Cranberry Crush PPAF Enchanting flowers of glowing crimson. There is enchantment here in the bountiful wine-dark 7-8″ flowers bursting from the deep green foliage. The Read More »
- Cucumber Orient Express Hybrid
  
  At long last—a burpless Asian type that’s thin skinned, tender and mild. The high-yielding vines produce crunchy fruits 12 to 14″ long, 1½” in diameter with Read More »

INTERNET ONLY SPECIALS
- Tomato Cherries Jubilee
  
  Super-flavorful, super-producing cherry tomatoes. In a single season the bushy plants produce hundreds of sweet red ¾” mini cherry tomatoes. Flavorful, with a balanced sugar/acid flavor. Read More »
- Pepper Hot Big Boss Man Hybrid
  
  Big and bold with sensational flavor and just-right mild heat. Burpee Exclusive From first harvest on, ancho-poblano hybrid flourishes outsized yields of extra-large 7” x 3” Read More »
- Pepper Hot Biker Billy Hybrid
  
  A blazingly hot jalapeno—the hottest we’ve ever tasted. Burpee Exclusive Customer Favorite! Here’s a guy who loves hot peppers as much as we do! We discovered Read More »