Marciano lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Marciano'
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
- Bloom color
- Red
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Marciano' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Marciano') is a vegetable for food gardens and containers. It is typically grown as an annual. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast and is ready to pick in 50 days. It is also low maintenance.
Pairs well with Touchstone Gold beet, Dukat dill, and Alpha calendula.