NEW FOR 2026! A crisphead with ruffled and toothed wrapper leaves with high contrast red-on-green stripes and splashes, making tight, juicy 8” heads at maturity. Internal color is white with pink patterns, sometimes becoming entirely pink, as is found in some chicories. This a first release from a long-term project, not yet quite complete, that began by crossing the heirloom crisphead ‘Reine d’ Glaces’ (“Queen of Ices”) with ‘Jester,’ one of my best flashy crispleaf varieties. When I posted online an early example of what I was looking for from the cross, a sharp witted Canadian suggested the name, which translates “Clown of Ices.” Perfect. Farm Original Variety! OSSI (Open Source Seed Initiative) Pledged Variety.

Oregon Tilth Certified Organic Seed!