This unique leaf lettuce variety is a vegetable brought to the Amana villages in Iowa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A...) by a group of German Inspirationists and is known locally as "egg lettuce," because it was usually served in Amana communal kitchens with bits of hard-boiled egg in the dressing. Leaves are almost completely yellow in color, very tender, with a slight buttery flavor and texture. Other advantages include heat resistance, slowness in bolting, and retarded development of bitterness.

Culture is identical to other lettuce varieties. (plant to thickness of seed in early spring) Seed stalks may be harvested after they begin to turn brown. Left in the garden over winter, this lettuce often self-sows in the spring.

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