Oak Leaf lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Oak Leaf'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Foliage color
- Green, red
- Soil types
- Loam
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Notes
'Oak Leaf' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Oak Leaf') is a vegetable for containers and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. Cool weather suits it, and it can take a light frost. This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, loamy soil. It is grown for frilly, oak-shaped leaves with a mild, sweet flavor. You can harvest it in about 45 days.