Parris Island lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island'
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
- Green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Notes
'Parris Island' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Parris Island') 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 or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. It grows fast, so you can harvest it soon after sowing. This heirloom is easy to care for and grows upright.
Pairs well with Spinach, Peione parsley, and Long Island Mammoth dill.