Loose-leaf lettuce
Lettuce ‘Cressonnette Marocaine’
Lettuce ‘Cressonnette Marocaine’: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
'Cressonnette Marocaine', also known as Radichetta or Cressonnette du Maroc, is a loose-leaf lettuce with deeply cut foliage. It belongs to Lactuca sativa rather than the cresses. Cressonnette refers to its appearance, but its identity remains that of a lettuce in the aster family. These different names identify the same cultivar.Its bright-green leaves form an open rosette. Deep indentations create lobes and a light, divided outline. The leaves resemble oakleaf lettuce, with a more extensively cut shape. This architecture gives Radichetta a distinctive place among loose-leaf lettuces alongside varieties with broader blades or more frilled edges.A large, closed head is not its defining feature. Its volume comes from the collection of leaves, whose outlines remain visible. In a mixture of salads, this shape brings texture without the compact structure of a Sucrine heart. Its green colouring also complements red or bronze lettuces, creating contrast in both colour and leaf shape.The…
