lettuce
Lactuca sativa
MBG Plant of Merit 2012
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall6 to 12 inches wide
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Foliage color
- Gold/yellow, green, purple/lavender, red/burgundy, variegated, white
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a vegetable for containers, food gardens, and low maintenance beds. It is typically grown as an annual. It shrugs off cool spells and light frost, though a hard freeze will damage it. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Lettuce grows fast and stays 6 to 12 inches tall, with leaves in green, red, purple, gold, or variegated shades.
Pairs well with Dill, Garlic, and Candy carrot.
Native range
Mediterranean to Siberia.