Chinese Narrow Leaf Lettuce lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Chinese Narrow Leaf Lettuce'
USDA zones4 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size12 inches tall12 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Chinese Narrow Leaf Lettuce' (Lactuca sativa 'Chinese Narrow Leaf Lettuce') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and low maintenance beds. 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 stays about 12 inches tall and wide, so it fits easily in a pot or along a border. Bees and butterflies visit it.
Pairs well with Garlic, Beet/chard, Candy carrot, and Dill.