Oscarde lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Oscarde'
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, green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Oscarde' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Oscarde') is a vegetable for container gardens, food gardens, and low maintenance beds. 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 at a rapid rate, and it reaches maturity in 45 days.
Pairs well with Boldor beet, Santo cilantro, and Long Island Mammoth dill.