Butter King lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Butter King'
AAS Winner 1966
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Butter King' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Butter King') is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance growing. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It has an erect habit and grows at a rapid rate, so you can expect quick harvests.
Pairs well with Candy carrot, Garlic, and Dill.