Xanadu Mini Romaine Lettuce – Enza Zaden

Xanadu is a premium Mini-Romaine lettuce variety from Enza Zaden, producing attractive dark-green heads with slightly savoyed, glossy leaves and a compact yellow heart. It is known for its excellent taste, crisp crunchy texture and attractive presentation, making it highly suitable for fresh-market production and premium salad use.

The variety combines excellent eating quality with good field performance. Xanadu offers strong shelf life, high internal tipburn tolerance and good resistance to bolting, helping growers produce uniform and marketable heads across a wide production window. Enza Zaden lists it for all-season planting under European conditions and for open-field cultivation.

Key Features

• Crop: Lettuce

• Type: Mini-Romaine / Mini Cos

• Brand: Enza Zaden

• Leaf Colour: Dark green

• Leaves: Slightly savoyed and glossy

• Heart: Compact, attractive yellow heart

• Head Size: Approximately 18–22 cm

• Taste: Excellent

• Texture: Crisp and crunchy

• Shelf Life: Strong

• Internal Tipburn Tolerance: High

• Bolting Resistance: Good

• Cultivation: Fresh market

• Growing Method: Open field

• Planting Period: All season under recommended European growing conditions

Disease Resistance

High Resistance (HR):

• Bl:32EU – Downy mildew

Intermediate Resistance (IR):

• LMV:1 – Lettuce Mosaic Virus

• Rs – Corky Root

Plant Characteristics

Xanadu develops compact Mini-Romaine heads with attractive dark-green outer foliage and a well-filled yellow internal heart. Its glossy, slightly savoyed leaves give the crop a premium appearance, while the crunchy texture and excellent flavour make it suitable for fresh salads, retail packs and household consumption.

Growing Guide

Sowing

Sow seeds in nursery trays using a clean, well-drained growing medium. Maintain adequate moisture during germination without overwatering.

Transplanting

Transplant healthy seedlings once they have developed a strong root system and several true leaves.

Soil

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil rich in organic matter. A loose soil structure supports healthy root development and uniform head formation.

Irrigation

Maintain consistent moisture throughout the crop. Avoid both prolonged dryness and waterlogging, especially during head development.

Nutrition

Provide balanced nutrition throughout vegetative growth. Excessive nitrogen should be avoided, particularly during later stages of crop development.

Temperature

Lettuce generally performs best under cool to moderate temperatures. In warmer Indian conditions, sowing during the cooler season is preferable even though Enza Zaden lists Xanadu as an all-season variety for Northern and Southern Europe.

Harvest

Harvest when the heads reach the desired compact size, typically around 18–22 cm, with a firm heart and fresh dark-green leaves. Harvesting during cooler hours of the day helps maintain freshness and post-harvest quality.

Suitable For

• Commercial lettuce growers

• Fresh vegetable markets

• Premium retail packs

• Salad production

• Hotels and restaurants

• Kitchen gardens

• Home gardening

Growing Note: Variety performance, maturity, head size and yield may vary depending on climate, season, soil fertility, irrigation and local crop-management practices.

Always follow the sowing instructions provided on the product packet. Germination and crop performance may vary depending on climate, soil, season, irrigation and crop management.

Please confirm the variety, colour, pack size and suitability for your growing conditions before ordering. Product packaging may change without notice, while the product specifications remain the same.